diff --git a/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c b/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
index 33c5c7ee148f..40b3e5482f8a 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void for_every_cpu(void (func)(int))
 			"cpu%u %*d %*d %*d %*d %*d %*d %*d %*d %*d %*d\n",
 			&cpu);
 		if (retval != 1)
-			return;
+			break;
 
 		func(cpu);
 	}