diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 644b54e1e7d1..4473eba1d6b0 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1022,7 +1022,8 @@ static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_restore(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
-	policy->governor = NULL;
+	if (policy)
+		policy->governor = NULL;
 
 	return policy;
 }