diff --git a/src/amd/common/ac_gpu_info.c b/src/amd/common/ac_gpu_info.c
index 3f39a089ecb..ced7183cf64 100644
--- a/src/amd/common/ac_gpu_info.c
+++ b/src/amd/common/ac_gpu_info.c
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ bool ac_query_gpu_info(int fd, amdgpu_device_handle dev,
 	info->has_userptr = true;
 	info->num_render_backends = amdinfo->rb_pipes;
 	info->clock_crystal_freq = amdinfo->gpu_counter_freq;
+	if (!info->clock_crystal_freq) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "amdgpu: clock crystal frequency is 0, timestamps will be wrong\n");
+		info->clock_crystal_freq = 1;
+	}
 	info->tcc_cache_line_size = 64; /* TC L2 line size on GCN */
 	if (info->chip_class == GFX9) {
 		info->num_tile_pipes = 1 << G_0098F8_NUM_PIPES(amdinfo->gb_addr_cfg);