2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower.c
index 7cdcf88659c7..9ea914378985 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
         }
 
         get_cpu_info(0, &cpupower_cpu_info);
-        run_as_root = !getuid();
+        run_as_root = !geteuid();
         if (run_as_root) {
                 ret = uname(&uts);
                 if (!ret && !strcmp(uts.machine, "x86_64") &&
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/sysfs.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/sysfs.c
index 09afe5d87f2b..4e8fe2c7b054 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/sysfs.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/sysfs.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ unsigned int sysfs_get_idlestate_count(unsigned int cpu)
 
         snprintf(file, SYSFS_PATH_MAX, PATH_TO_CPU "cpuidle");
         if (stat(file, &statbuf) != 0 || !S_ISDIR(statbuf.st_mode))
-                return -ENODEV;
+                return 0;
 
         snprintf(file, SYSFS_PATH_MAX, PATH_TO_CPU "cpu%u/cpuidle/state0", cpu);
         if (stat(file, &statbuf) != 0 || !S_ISDIR(statbuf.st_mode))