diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq.c
index 835671f0f917..b5dcd1d83c7f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 #include "sched.h"
 
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct update_util_data *, cpufreq_update_util_data);
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct update_util_data __rcu *, cpufreq_update_util_data);
 
 /**
  * cpufreq_add_update_util_hook - Populate the CPU's update_util_data pointer.
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index efa686eeff26..713715dd00cf 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -2185,7 +2185,7 @@ static inline u64 irq_time_read(int cpu)
 #endif /* CONFIG_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
-DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct update_util_data *, cpufreq_update_util_data);
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct update_util_data __rcu *, cpufreq_update_util_data);
 
 /**
  * cpufreq_update_util - Take a note about CPU utilization changes.