diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
index 2fbe293e5..7d222d6f7 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
@@ -656,8 +656,6 @@ void TDEHardwareDevices::processModifiedCPUs() {
 	time1 = time2;
 #endif
 
-	TDECPUDevice* firstCPU = NULL;
-
 	// Read in other information from cpufreq, if available
 	for (processorNumber=0; processorNumber<processorCount; processorNumber++) {
 		cdevice = dynamic_cast<TDECPUDevice*>(findCPUBySystemPath(TQString("/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu%1").arg(processorNumber)));
@@ -672,79 +670,62 @@ void TDEHardwareDevices::processModifiedCPUs() {
 		TQStringList governorlist;
 		if (cpufreq_dir.exists()) {
 			TQString nodename;
-			if ((processorNumber == 0) || (!firstCPU)) {
-				// Remember the first CPU options so that we can reuse it later.
-				firstCPU = cdevice;
-
-				nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
-				nodename.append("/scaling_governor");
-				TQFile scalinggovernorfile(nodename);
-				if (scalinggovernorfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
-					TQTextStream stream( &scalinggovernorfile );
-					scalinggovernor = stream.readLine();
-					scalinggovernorfile.close();
-				}
-				nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
-				nodename.append("/scaling_driver");
-				TQFile scalingdriverfile(nodename);
-				if (scalingdriverfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
-					TQTextStream stream( &scalingdriverfile );
-					scalingdriver = stream.readLine();
-					scalingdriverfile.close();
-				}
-				nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
-				nodename.append("/cpuinfo_min_freq");
-				TQFile minfrequencyfile(nodename);
-				if (minfrequencyfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
-					TQTextStream stream( &minfrequencyfile );
-					minfrequency = stream.readLine().toDouble()/1000.0;
-					minfrequencyfile.close();
-				}
-				nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
-				nodename.append("/cpuinfo_max_freq");
-				TQFile maxfrequencyfile(nodename);
-				if (maxfrequencyfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
-					TQTextStream stream( &maxfrequencyfile );
-					maxfrequency = stream.readLine().toDouble()/1000.0;
-					maxfrequencyfile.close();
-				}
-				nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
-				nodename.append("/cpuinfo_transition_latency");
-				TQFile trlatencyfile(nodename);
-				if (trlatencyfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
-					TQTextStream stream( &trlatencyfile );
-					trlatency = stream.readLine().toDouble()/1000.0;
-					trlatencyfile.close();
-				}
-				nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
-				nodename.append("/scaling_available_frequencies");
-				TQFile availfreqsfile(nodename);
-				if (availfreqsfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
-					TQTextStream stream( &availfreqsfile );
-					frequencylist = TQStringList::split(" ", stream.readLine());
-					availfreqsfile.close();
-				}
-				nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
-				nodename.append("/scaling_available_governors");
-				TQFile availgvrnsfile(nodename);
-				if (availgvrnsfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
-					TQTextStream stream( &availgvrnsfile );
-					governorlist = TQStringList::split(" ", stream.readLine());
-					availgvrnsfile.close();
-				}
+			nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
+			nodename.append("/scaling_governor");
+			TQFile scalinggovernorfile(nodename);
+			if (scalinggovernorfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
+				TQTextStream stream( &scalinggovernorfile );
+				scalinggovernor = stream.readLine();
+				scalinggovernorfile.close();
 			}
-			// Other CPU should have the same values as the first one. Simply copy them.
-			else {
-				scalinggovernor = firstCPU->governor();
-				scalingdriver = firstCPU->scalingDriver();
-				minfrequency = firstCPU->minFrequency();
-				maxfrequency = firstCPU->maxFrequency();
-				trlatency = firstCPU->transitionLatency();
-				frequencylist = firstCPU->availableFrequencies();
-				governorlist = firstCPU->availableGovernors();
+			nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
+			nodename.append("/scaling_driver");
+			TQFile scalingdriverfile(nodename);
+			if (scalingdriverfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
+				TQTextStream stream( &scalingdriverfile );
+				scalingdriver = stream.readLine();
+				scalingdriverfile.close();
+			}
+			nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
+			nodename.append("/cpuinfo_min_freq");
+			TQFile minfrequencyfile(nodename);
+			if (minfrequencyfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
+				TQTextStream stream( &minfrequencyfile );
+				minfrequency = stream.readLine().toDouble()/1000.0;
+				minfrequencyfile.close();
+			}
+			nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
+			nodename.append("/cpuinfo_max_freq");
+			TQFile maxfrequencyfile(nodename);
+			if (maxfrequencyfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
+				TQTextStream stream( &maxfrequencyfile );
+				maxfrequency = stream.readLine().toDouble()/1000.0;
+				maxfrequencyfile.close();
+			}
+			nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
+			nodename.append("/cpuinfo_transition_latency");
+			TQFile trlatencyfile(nodename);
+			if (trlatencyfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
+				TQTextStream stream( &trlatencyfile );
+				trlatency = stream.readLine().toDouble()/1000.0;
+				trlatencyfile.close();
+			}
+			nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
+			nodename.append("/scaling_available_frequencies");
+			TQFile availfreqsfile(nodename);
+			if (availfreqsfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
+				TQTextStream stream( &availfreqsfile );
+				frequencylist = TQStringList::split(" ", stream.readLine());
+				availfreqsfile.close();
+			}
+			nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
+			nodename.append("/scaling_available_governors");
+			TQFile availgvrnsfile(nodename);
+			if (availgvrnsfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
+				TQTextStream stream( &availgvrnsfile );
+				governorlist = TQStringList::split(" ", stream.readLine());
+				availgvrnsfile.close();
 			}
-
-			// The following data are different on each CPU
 			nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
 			nodename.append("/affected_cpus");
 			TQFile tiedcpusfile(nodename);
@@ -756,16 +737,29 @@ void TDEHardwareDevices::processModifiedCPUs() {
 
 			// We may already have the CPU Mhz information in '/proc/cpuinfo'
 			if (!have_frequency) {
+				bool cpufreq_have_frequency = false;
 				nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
-				nodename.append("/cpuinfo_cur_freq");
+				nodename.append("/scaling_cur_freq");
 				TQFile cpufreqfile(nodename);
 				if (cpufreqfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
+					cpufreq_have_frequency = true;
+				}
+				else {
+					nodename = cpufreq_dir.path();
+					nodename.append("/cpuinfo_cur_freq");
+					cpufreqfile.setName(nodename);
+					if (cpufreqfile.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
+						cpufreq_have_frequency = true;
+					}
+				}
+				if (cpufreq_have_frequency) {
 					TQTextStream stream( &cpufreqfile );
-					if (cdevice) {
-						cdevice->internalSetFrequency(stream.readLine().toDouble()/1000.0);
+					double cpuinfo_cur_freq = stream.readLine().toDouble()/1000.0;
+					if (cdevice && cdevice->frequency() != cpuinfo_cur_freq) {
+						modified = true;
+						cdevice->internalSetFrequency(cpuinfo_cur_freq);
 					}
 					cpufreqfile.close();
-					have_frequency = true;
 				}
 			}