diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 9d75bd6faf65..ff3c5624972c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -577,9 +577,12 @@ static inline void intel_pstate_calc_busy(struct cpudata *cpu)
 static inline void intel_pstate_sample(struct cpudata *cpu)
 {
 	u64 aperf, mperf;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_APERF, aperf);
 	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MPERF, mperf);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	aperf = aperf >> FRAC_BITS;
 	mperf = mperf >> FRAC_BITS;