diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index f7c1f49ec87f..ee8419a6390c 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ static int cpufreq_power2state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 	struct cpufreq_cooling_device *cpufreq_cdev = cdev->devdata;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cdev->policy;
 
-	power = power > 0 ? power : 0;
 	last_load = cpufreq_cdev->last_load ?: 1;
 	normalised_power = (power * 100) / last_load;
 	target_freq = cpu_power_to_freq(cpufreq_cdev, normalised_power);