diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c
index ddc166e3a93e..3f6a69ccc173 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static u32 cpu_power_to_freq(struct cpufreq_cooling_device *cpufreq_cdev,
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = cpufreq_cdev->max_level; i >= 0; i--) {
+	for (i = cpufreq_cdev->max_level; i > 0; i--) {
 		if (power >= cpufreq_cdev->em->table[i].power)
 			break;
 	}