diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c
index a416de80c55e..f656e585ed45 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-set.c
@@ -320,12 +320,11 @@ int cmd_freq_set(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		printf(_("Setting cpu: %d\n"), cpu);
 		ret = do_one_cpu(cpu, &new_pol, freq, policychange);
-		if (ret)
-			break;
+		if (ret) {
+			print_error();
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
-	if (ret)
-		print_error();
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }