diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 0252903f1b43..1e7e3f2ff09f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2280,6 +2280,8 @@ static int cpufreq_init_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		}
 	}
 
+	policy->strict_target = !!(policy->governor->flags & CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT_TARGET);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 6eb9a3b8ec7b..acbad3b36322 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ struct cpufreq_policy {
 	bool			fast_switch_possible;
 	bool			fast_switch_enabled;
 
+	/*
+	 * Set if the CPUFREQ_GOV_STRICT_TARGET flag is set for the current
+	 * governor.
+	 */
+	bool			strict_target;
+
 	/*
 	 * Preferred average time interval between consecutive invocations of
 	 * the driver to set the frequency for this policy.  To be set by the