diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c
index 1f3417a8322d..97102b05843f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c
@@ -110,13 +110,16 @@ static int omap_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	freq = ret;
 
 	if (mpu_reg) {
+		rcu_read_lock();
 		opp = opp_find_freq_ceil(mpu_dev, &freq);
 		if (IS_ERR(opp)) {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 			dev_err(mpu_dev, "%s: unable to find MPU OPP for %d\n",
 				__func__, freqs.new);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		volt = opp_get_voltage(opp);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		tol = volt * OPP_TOLERANCE / 100;
 		volt_old = regulator_get_voltage(mpu_reg);
 	}