}
 }
 
+static void pmu_init_previous_samples(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+{
+       struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
+       enum intel_engine_id id;
+       unsigned int i;
+
+       for_each_engine(engine, i915, id) {
+               for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(engine->pmu.sample); i++)
+                       engine->pmu.sample[i].prev = 0;
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(i915->pmu.sample); i++)
+               i915->pmu.sample[i].prev = i915->gt_pm.rps.idle_freq;
+}
+
 static enum hrtimer_restart i915_sample(struct hrtimer *hrtimer)
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *i915 =
                container_of(hrtimer, struct drm_i915_private, pmu.timer);
 
-       if (!READ_ONCE(i915->pmu.timer_enabled))
+       if (!READ_ONCE(i915->pmu.timer_enabled)) {
+               pmu_init_previous_samples(i915);
+
                return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
+       }
 
        engines_sample(i915);
        frequency_sample(i915);
        hrtimer_init(&i915->pmu.timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
        i915->pmu.timer.function = i915_sample;
 
+       pmu_init_previous_samples(i915);
+
        for_each_engine(engine, i915, id)
                INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&engine->pmu.disable_busy_stats,
                                  __disable_busy_stats);