diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
index 831fee509404..babdfed7f24c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
@@ -88,9 +88,20 @@ static bool sugov_should_update_freq(struct sugov_policy *sg_policy, u64 time)
 	if (!cpufreq_this_cpu_can_update(sg_policy->policy))
 		return false;
 
-	if (unlikely(sg_policy->limits_changed)) {
-		sg_policy->limits_changed = false;
+	if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(sg_policy->limits_changed))) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(sg_policy->limits_changed, false);
 		sg_policy->need_freq_update = true;
+
+		/*
+		 * The above limits_changed update must occur before the reads
+		 * of policy limits in cpufreq_driver_resolve_freq() or a policy
+		 * limits update might be missed, so use a memory barrier to
+		 * ensure it.
+		 *
+		 * This pairs with the write memory barrier in sugov_limits().
+		 */
+		smp_mb();
+
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -444,7 +455,7 @@ static inline bool sugov_cpu_is_busy(struct sugov_cpu *sg_cpu) { return false; }
 static inline void ignore_dl_rate_limit(struct sugov_cpu *sg_cpu, struct sugov_policy *sg_policy)
 {
 	if (cpu_bw_dl(cpu_rq(sg_cpu->cpu)) > sg_cpu->bw_dl)
-		sg_policy->limits_changed = true;
+		WRITE_ONCE(sg_policy->limits_changed, true);
 }
 
 static void sugov_update_single(struct update_util_data *hook, u64 time,
@@ -894,7 +905,16 @@ static void sugov_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		mutex_unlock(&sg_policy->work_lock);
 	}
 
-	sg_policy->limits_changed = true;
+	/*
+	 * The limits_changed update below must take place before the updates
+	 * of policy limits in cpufreq_set_policy() or a policy limits update
+	 * might be missed, so use a memory barrier to ensure it.
+	 *
+	 * This pairs with the memory barrier in sugov_should_update_freq().
+	 */
+	smp_wmb();
+
+	WRITE_ONCE(sg_policy->limits_changed, true);
 }
 
 struct cpufreq_governor schedutil_gov = {