diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/cpufreq.h
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+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/cpufreq.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 FreeBSD Foundation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_CPUFREQ_H_
+#define _LINUX_CPUFREQ_H_
+
+#include <sys/pcpu.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+static inline unsigned int
+cpufreq_quick_get_max(unsigned int cpu __unused)
+{
+	int clockrate = 0;
+	size_t len = sizeof(clockrate);
+
+	if (kernel_sysctlbyname(curthread, "hw.clockrate", &clockrate, &len,
+            NULL, 0, NULL, 0) == 0) {
+		/* hw.clockrate is in MHz. Linux expects kHz. */
+		return ((unsigned int)clockrate * 1000);
+	}
+
+	/* Default fallback (e.g., 1.0 GHz) if the sysctl fails */
+	return (1000000);
+}
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_CPUFREQ_H_ */