diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 58342390966b..5b4bca71f201 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -450,8 +450,10 @@ void cpufreq_freq_transition_end(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 			    policy->cur,
 			    policy->cpuinfo.max_freq);
 
+	spin_lock(&policy->transition_lock);
 	policy->transition_ongoing = false;
 	policy->transition_task = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&policy->transition_lock);
 
 	wake_up(&policy->transition_wait);
 }