diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index eb713d116c34..2175d2df95b6 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1281,6 +1281,8 @@ 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;
@@ -1303,7 +1305,6 @@ 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);