diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 2a2fea6743aa..00f12d23077c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1220,6 +1220,8 @@ static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_alloc(unsigned int cpu)
 		goto err_free_real_cpus;
 	}
 
+	init_rwsem(&policy->rwsem);
+
 	freq_constraints_init(&policy->constraints);
 
 	policy->nb_min.notifier_call = cpufreq_notifier_min;
@@ -1242,7 +1244,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_alloc(unsigned int cpu)
 	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&policy->policy_list);
-	init_rwsem(&policy->rwsem);
 	spin_lock_init(&policy->transition_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&policy->transition_wait);
 	INIT_WORK(&policy->update, handle_update);