diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_performance.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_performance.c
index 71c1d9aba772..addd93f2a420 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_performance.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_performance.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ static void cpufreq_gov_performance_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 static struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_performance = {
 	.name		= "performance",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.flags		= CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT_TARGET,
 	.limits		= cpufreq_gov_performance_limits,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c
index 7749522355b5..8d830d860e91 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_powersave = {
 	.name		= "powersave",
 	.limits		= cpufreq_gov_powersave_limits,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.flags		= CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT_TARGET,
 };
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de>");
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 9bdfcf3c4748..6eb9a3b8ec7b 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -580,6 +580,9 @@ struct cpufreq_governor {
 /* For governors which change frequency dynamically by themselves */
 #define CPUFREQ_GOV_DYNAMIC_SWITCHING	BIT(0)
 
+/* For governors wanting the target frequency to be set exactly */
+#define CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT_TARGET	BIT(1)
+
 
 /* Pass a target to the cpufreq driver */
 unsigned int cpufreq_driver_fast_switch(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,