diff --git a/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower b/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower
index bb4b7375ae..746e182608 100644
--- a/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower
+++ b/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 progress "set cpu's to full power"
   for i in /sys/devices/system/cpu/*/cpufreq/scaling_governor; do
     printf "performance" > $i
-  done
+  done 2>/dev/null
 
 progress "set onedemand threshold"
   if [ -f /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/ondemand/up_threshold ]; then
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ progress "set onedemand threshold"
   progress "set cpu's to 'ondemand'"
   for i in /sys/devices/system/cpu/*/cpufreq/scaling_governor; do
     printf "ondemand" > $i
-  done
+  done 2>/dev/null
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