diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq.c
index 22bd8980f32f..835671f0f917 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq.c
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_add_update_util_hook);
  *
  * Clear the update_util_data pointer for the given CPU.
  *
- * Callers must use RCU-sched callbacks to free any memory that might be
- * accessed via the old update_util_data pointer or invoke synchronize_sched()
+ * Callers must use RCU callbacks to free any memory that might be
+ * accessed via the old update_util_data pointer or invoke synchronize_rcu()
  * right after this function to avoid use-after-free.
  */
 void cpufreq_remove_update_util_hook(int cpu)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
index 033ec7c45f13..2efe629425be 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ static void sugov_stop(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	for_each_cpu(cpu, policy->cpus)
 		cpufreq_remove_update_util_hook(cpu);
 
-	synchronize_sched();
+	synchronize_rcu();
 
 	if (!policy->fast_switch_enabled) {
 		irq_work_sync(&sg_policy->irq_work);