diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/armada-37xx-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/armada-37xx-cpufreq.c
index 75491fc84..c2adf380b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/armada-37xx-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/armada-37xx-cpufreq.c
@@ -162,11 +162,25 @@ static void __init armada37xx_cpufreq_dvfs_setup(struct regmap *base,
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Set cpu clock source, for all the level we keep the same
-	 * clock source that the one already configured. For this one
-	 * we need to use the clock framework
-	 */
+	* Set CPU clock source, for all the level we keep the same
+	* clock source that the one already configured with DVS
+	* disabled. For this one we need to use the clock framewor
+	*/
 	parent = clk_get_parent(clk);
+
+	/*
+	* Unset parent clock to force the clock framework setting again
+	* the clock parent
+	*/
+	clk_set_parent(clk, NULL);
+
+	/*
+	* For the Armada 37xx CPU clocks, setting the parent will
+	* actually configure the parent when DVFS is enabled. At
+	* hardware level it will be a different register from the one
+	* read when doing clk_get_parent that will be set with
+	* clk_set_parent.
+	*/
 	clk_set_parent(clk, parent);
 }
 
@@ -359,11 +373,11 @@ static int __init armada37xx_cpufreq_driver_init(void)
 	struct armada_37xx_dvfs *dvfs;
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
 	unsigned long freq;
-	unsigned int cur_frequency;
+	unsigned int cur_frequency, base_frequency;
 	struct regmap *nb_pm_base, *avs_base;
 	struct device *cpu_dev;
 	int load_lvl, ret;
-	struct clk *clk;
+	struct clk *clk, *parent;
 
 	nb_pm_base =
 		syscon_regmap_lookup_by_compatible("marvell,armada-3700-nb-pm");
@@ -399,6 +413,22 @@ static int __init armada37xx_cpufreq_driver_init(void)
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 	}
 
+	parent = clk_get_parent(clk);
+	if (IS_ERR(parent)) {
+		dev_err(cpu_dev, "Cannot get parent clock for CPU0\n");
+		clk_put(clk);
+		return PTR_ERR(parent);
+	}
+
+	/* Get parent CPU frequency */
+	base_frequency =  clk_get_rate(parent);
+
+	if (!base_frequency) {
+		dev_err(cpu_dev, "Failed to get parent clock rate for CPU\n");
+		clk_put(clk);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* Get nominal (current) CPU frequency */
 	cur_frequency = clk_get_rate(clk);
 	if (!cur_frequency) {
@@ -431,7 +461,7 @@ static int __init armada37xx_cpufreq_driver_init(void)
 	for (load_lvl = ARMADA_37XX_DVFS_LOAD_0; load_lvl < LOAD_LEVEL_NR;
 	     load_lvl++) {
 		unsigned long u_volt = avs_map[dvfs->avs[load_lvl]] * 1000;
-		freq = cur_frequency / dvfs->divider[load_lvl];
+		freq = base_frequency / dvfs->divider[load_lvl];
 		ret = dev_pm_opp_add(cpu_dev, freq, u_volt);
 		if (ret)
 			goto remove_opp;