diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index bc002c8cba90..8f0c3dbe2867 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ static struct common_dbs_data cs_dbs_cdata = {
 	.gov_check_cpu = cs_check_cpu,
 	.init = cs_init,
 	.exit = cs_exit,
-	.mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(cs_dbs_cdata.mutex),
 };
 
 static int cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index 6bc2f50cc1d9..f291fdd878ce 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 #include "cpufreq_governor.h"
 
+DEFINE_MUTEX(dbs_data_mutex);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dbs_data_mutex);
+
 static struct attribute_group *get_sysfs_attr(struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
 {
 	if (have_governor_per_policy())
@@ -543,7 +546,7 @@ int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Lock governor to block concurrent initialization of governor */
-	mutex_lock(&cdata->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&dbs_data_mutex);
 
 	if (have_governor_per_policy())
 		dbs_data = policy->governor_data;
@@ -576,7 +579,7 @@ int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	}
 
 unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&cdata->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&dbs_data_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
index 541777192dbc..a9df62e87fcb 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
@@ -228,11 +228,6 @@ struct common_dbs_data {
 
 	/* Governor specific ops, see below */
 	void *gov_ops;
-
-	/*
-	 * Protects governor's data (struct dbs_data and struct common_dbs_data)
-	 */
-	struct mutex mutex;
 };
 
 /* Governor Per policy data */
@@ -277,6 +272,7 @@ static ssize_t show_sampling_rate_min_gov_pol				\
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", dbs_data->min_sampling_rate);	\
 }
 
+extern struct mutex dbs_data_mutex;
 extern struct mutex cpufreq_governor_lock;
 void dbs_check_cpu(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, int cpu);
 int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index da7f3514d948..fac2f8f05bf8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void update_sampling_rate(struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 	/*
 	 * Lock governor so that governor start/stop can't execute in parallel.
 	 */
-	mutex_lock(&od_dbs_cdata.mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&dbs_data_mutex);
 
 	cpumask_copy(&cpumask, cpu_online_mask);
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static void update_sampling_rate(struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 		}
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&od_dbs_cdata.mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&dbs_data_mutex);
 }
 
 static ssize_t store_sampling_rate(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, const char *buf,
@@ -552,7 +552,6 @@ static struct common_dbs_data od_dbs_cdata = {
 	.gov_ops = &od_ops,
 	.init = od_init,
 	.exit = od_exit,
-	.mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(od_dbs_cdata.mutex),
 };
 
 static int od_cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,