diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 17a6dc0e2111..046423b0c5ca 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ static int find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 			      bool freeze)
 {
 	unsigned int latency_req = 0;
-	int i, ret = -ENXIO;
+	int i, ret = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < drv->state_count; i++) {
+	for (i = 1; i < drv->state_count; i++) {
 		struct cpuidle_state *s = &drv->states[i];
 		struct cpuidle_state_usage *su = &dev->states_usage[i];
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int cpuidle_enter_state(struct cpuidle_device *dev, struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
  * @drv: the cpuidle driver
  * @dev: the cpuidle device
  *
- * Returns the index of the idle state.
+ * Returns the index of the idle state.  The return value must not be negative.
  */
 int cpuidle_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 4a2ef5a02fd3..34852ee70d54 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ void default_idle_call(void)
 static int call_cpuidle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 		      int next_state)
 {
-	/* Fall back to the default arch idle method on errors. */
-	if (next_state < 0) {
-		default_idle_call();
-		return next_state;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * The idle task must be scheduled, it is pointless to go to idle, just
 	 * update no idle residency and return.