diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 644b54e..4473eba 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1022,7 +1022,8 @@
 
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
-	policy->governor = NULL;
+	if (policy)
+		policy->governor = NULL;
 
 	return policy;
 }