diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index b65dc6af19f0..ce7d718bdfce 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1572,21 +1572,10 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cpufreq_offline(unsigned int cpu)
+static void __cpufreq_offline(unsigned int cpu, struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
 	int ret;
 
-	pr_debug("%s: unregistering CPU %u\n", __func__, cpu);
-
-	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
-	if (!policy) {
-		pr_debug("%s: No cpu_data found\n", __func__);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-
 	if (has_target())
 		cpufreq_stop_governor(policy);
 
@@ -1604,7 +1593,7 @@ static int cpufreq_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 				pr_err("%s: Failed to start governor\n", __func__);
 		}
 
-		goto unlock;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (has_target())
@@ -1631,8 +1620,24 @@ static int cpufreq_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 		cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
 		policy->freq_table = NULL;
 	}
+}
+
+static int cpufreq_offline(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+
+	pr_debug("%s: unregistering CPU %u\n", __func__, cpu);
+
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
+	if (!policy) {
+		pr_debug("%s: No cpu_data found\n", __func__);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
+
+	__cpufreq_offline(cpu, policy);
 
-unlock:
 	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 	return 0;
 }