diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 202476fbbc4c..8a411514a7c5 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -935,7 +935,8 @@ static ssize_t governor_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	if (df->governor == governor) {
 		ret = 0;
 		goto out;
-	} else if (df->governor->immutable || governor->immutable) {
+	} else if ((df->governor && df->governor->immutable) ||
+					governor->immutable) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}