diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
index e254745a82cb..c03a5775d019 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ static bool sugov_should_update_freq(struct sugov_policy *sg_policy, u64 time)
 static bool sugov_update_next_freq(struct sugov_policy *sg_policy, u64 time,
 				   unsigned int next_freq)
 {
-	if (sg_policy->next_freq == next_freq)
+	if (sg_policy->next_freq == next_freq &&
+	    !cpufreq_driver_test_flags(CPUFREQ_NEED_UPDATE_LIMITS))
 		return false;
 
 	sg_policy->next_freq = next_freq;
@@ -161,7 +162,8 @@ static unsigned int get_next_freq(struct sugov_policy *sg_policy,
 
 	freq = map_util_freq(util, freq, max);
 
-	if (freq == sg_policy->cached_raw_freq && !sg_policy->need_freq_update)
+	if (freq == sg_policy->cached_raw_freq && !sg_policy->need_freq_update &&
+	    !cpufreq_driver_test_flags(CPUFREQ_NEED_UPDATE_LIMITS))
 		return sg_policy->next_freq;
 
 	sg_policy->need_freq_update = false;