diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 06302eaa3e94..ab6f3bef978b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -1092,10 +1092,10 @@ static void update_qos_request(enum freq_qos_req_type type)
 			continue;
 
 		req = policy->driver_data;
-		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
-
-		if (!req)
+		if (!req) {
+			cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 			continue;
+		}
 
 		if (hwp_active)
 			intel_pstate_get_hwp_max(i, &turbo_max, &max_state);
@@ -1114,6 +1114,8 @@ static void update_qos_request(enum freq_qos_req_type type)
 
 		if (freq_qos_update_request(req, freq) < 0)
 			pr_warn("Failed to update freq constraint: CPU%d\n", i);
+
+		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 	}
 }