diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index bd74a0b12176..fd69086d08d5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1248,13 +1248,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_get);
 
 static int cpufreq_suspend(struct sys_device *sysdev, pm_message_t pmsg)
 {
-	int cpu = sysdev->id;
 	int ret = 0;
+
+#ifdef __powerpc__
+	int cpu = sysdev->id;
 	unsigned int cur_freq = 0;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *cpu_policy;
 
 	dprintk("suspending cpu %u\n", cpu);
 
+	/*
+	 * This whole bogosity is here because Powerbooks are made of fail.
+	 * No sane platform should need any of the code below to be run.
+	 * (it's entirely the wrong thing to do, as driver->get may
+	 *  reenable interrupts on some architectures).
+	 */
+
 	if (!cpu_online(cpu))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1313,6 +1322,7 @@ static int cpufreq_suspend(struct sys_device *sysdev, pm_message_t pmsg)
 
 out:
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(cpu_policy);
+#endif	/* __powerpc__ */
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1326,12 +1336,18 @@ static int cpufreq_suspend(struct sys_device *sysdev, pm_message_t pmsg)
  */
 static int cpufreq_resume(struct sys_device *sysdev)
 {
-	int cpu = sysdev->id;
 	int ret = 0;
+
+#ifdef __powerpc__
+	int cpu = sysdev->id;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *cpu_policy;
 
 	dprintk("resuming cpu %u\n", cpu);
 
+	/* As with the ->suspend method, all the code below is
+	 * only necessary because Powerbooks suck.
+	 * See commit 42d4dc3f4e1e for jokes. */
+
 	if (!cpu_online(cpu))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1395,6 +1411,7 @@ static int cpufreq_resume(struct sys_device *sysdev)
 	schedule_work(&cpu_policy->update);
 fail:
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(cpu_policy);
+#endif	/* __powerpc__ */
 	return ret;
 }