diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index dade36725b8f1..1529bcd565843 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2166,7 +2166,8 @@ int __cpufreq_driver_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	 * exactly same freq is called again and so we can save on few function
 	 * calls.
 	 */
-	if (target_freq == policy->cur)
+	if (target_freq == policy->cur &&
+	    !(cpufreq_driver->flags & CPUFREQ_NEED_UPDATE_LIMITS))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Save last value to restore later on errors */
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index a911e5d068454..a559e3d7c63e5 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ __ATTR(_name, 0644, show_##_name, store_##_name)
 
 struct cpufreq_driver {
 	char		name[CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN];
-	u8		flags;
+	u16		flags;
 	void		*driver_data;
 
 	/* needed by all drivers */
@@ -417,6 +417,14 @@ struct cpufreq_driver {
  */
 #define CPUFREQ_IS_COOLING_DEV			BIT(7)
 
+/*
+ * Set by drivers that need to update internale upper and lower boundaries along
+ * with the target frequency and so the core and governors should also invoke
+ * the diver if the target frequency does not change, but the policy min or max
+ * may have changed.
+ */
+#define CPUFREQ_NEED_UPDATE_LIMITS		BIT(8)
+
 int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
 int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);