diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_device.h b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_device.h
index 2478ead9e06..ad629f15f06 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_device.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_device.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ pan_is_bifrost(const struct panfrost_device *dev)
 static inline uint64_t
 pan_gpu_time_to_ns(struct panfrost_device *dev, uint64_t gpu_time)
 {
+   assert(dev->kmod.props.timestamp_frequency > 0);
    return (gpu_time * NSEC_PER_SEC) / dev->kmod.props.timestamp_frequency;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
index 01a5a04dee7..af6c935ea6a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
@@ -576,7 +576,8 @@ panfrost_init_screen_caps(struct panfrost_screen *screen)
       dev->kmod.props.gpu_can_query_timestamp &&
       dev->kmod.props.timestamp_frequency != 0;
 
-   caps->timer_resolution = pan_gpu_time_to_ns(dev, 1);
+   if (caps->query_timestamp)
+      caps->timer_resolution = pan_gpu_time_to_ns(dev, 1);
 
    /* The hardware requires element alignment for data conversion to work
     * as expected. If data conversion is not required, this restriction is