1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 6e2ec0b18948..c7fe16e0474b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1070,8 +1070,6 @@ static int __cpufreq_remove_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 #endif
 
-        unlock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu);
-
         if (cpufreq_driver->target)
                 __cpufreq_governor(data, CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP);
 
@@ -1088,6 +1086,8 @@ static int __cpufreq_remove_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
         if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
                 cpufreq_driver->exit(data);
 
+        unlock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu);
+
         free_cpumask_var(data->related_cpus);
         free_cpumask_var(data->cpus);
         kfree(data);