diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 46bed4f81cde..dad7235971ba 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
+#include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
 #include <trace/events/power.h>
 
@@ -2556,6 +2557,14 @@ int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_unregister_driver);
 
+/*
+ * Stop cpufreq at shutdown to make sure it isn't holding any locks
+ * or mutexes when secondary CPUs are halted.
+ */
+static struct syscore_ops cpufreq_syscore_ops = {
+	.shutdown = cpufreq_suspend,
+};
+
 static int __init cpufreq_core_init(void)
 {
 	if (cpufreq_disabled())
@@ -2564,6 +2573,8 @@ static int __init cpufreq_core_init(void)
 	cpufreq_global_kobject = kobject_create();
 	BUG_ON(!cpufreq_global_kobject);
 
+	register_syscore_ops(&cpufreq_syscore_ops);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 core_initcall(cpufreq_core_init);