diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index cdcb56a49b28..999e1f6addf9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ static int alloc_common_dbs_info(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	for_each_cpu(j, policy->related_cpus)
 		cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(j)->shared = shared;
 
+	mutex_init(&shared->timer_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -297,6 +298,8 @@ static void free_common_dbs_info(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	struct cpu_common_dbs_info *shared = cdbs->shared;
 	int j;
 
+	mutex_destroy(&shared->timer_mutex);
+
 	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus)
 		cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(j)->shared = NULL;
 
@@ -433,7 +436,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 
 	shared->policy = policy;
 	shared->time_stamp = ktime_get();
-	mutex_init(&shared->timer_mutex);
 
 	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
 		struct cpu_dbs_info *j_cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(j);
@@ -493,8 +495,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_stop(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	mutex_unlock(&shared->timer_mutex);
 
 	gov_cancel_work(dbs_data, policy);
-
-	mutex_destroy(&shared->timer_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }