diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
index ece52863ba62..8fcaba541539 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ static int cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		cpufreq_dt_attr[1] = &cpufreq_freq_attr_scaling_boost_freqs;
 	}
 
-	dev_pm_opp_of_register_em(cpu_dev, policy->cpus);
-
 	return 0;
 
 out_clk_put:
@@ -184,6 +182,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver dt_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.exit = cpufreq_exit,
 	.online = cpufreq_online,
 	.offline = cpufreq_offline,
+	.register_em = cpufreq_register_em_with_opp,
 	.name = "cpufreq-dt",
 	.attr = cpufreq_dt_attr,
 	.suspend = cpufreq_generic_suspend,