diff --git a/lib/event/dpdk_governor.c b/lib/event/dpdk_governor.c
index a3fe595f3..484f2947b 100644
--- a/lib/event/dpdk_governor.c
+++ b/lib/event/dpdk_governor.c
@@ -49,7 +49,25 @@ _get_core_freqs(uint32_t lcore_id, uint32_t *freqs, uint32_t num)
 static uint32_t
 _get_core_curr_freq(uint32_t lcore_id)
 {
-	return rte_power_get_freq(lcore_id);
+	const uint32_t MAX_CORE_FREQ_NUM = 64;
+	uint32_t freqs[MAX_CORE_FREQ_NUM];
+	uint32_t freq_index;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = rte_power_freqs(lcore_id, freqs, MAX_CORE_FREQ_NUM);
+	if (!rc) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to get current core frequency array for core %d\n.", lcore_id);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+	freq_index = rte_power_get_freq(lcore_id);
+	if (freq_index >= MAX_CORE_FREQ_NUM) {
+		SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to get current core frequency for core %d\n.", lcore_id);
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return freqs[freq_index];
 }
 
 static int