diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index a849b2d499fa..464587697561 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 
 		mutex_lock(&dbs_data->mutex);
 		mutex_destroy(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
+		cpu_cdbs->cur_policy = NULL;
 
 		mutex_unlock(&dbs_data->mutex);