diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor_attr_set.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor_attr_set.c
index 52841f807a7e..45fdf30cade3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor_attr_set.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor_attr_set.c
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ unsigned int gov_attr_set_put(struct gov_attr_set *attr_set, struct list_head *l
 	if (count)
 		return count;
 
-	kobject_put(&attr_set->kobj);
 	mutex_destroy(&attr_set->update_lock);
+	kobject_put(&attr_set->kobj);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gov_attr_set_put);