diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index b612411655f9..2c22e3902e72 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_restore(unsigned int cpu)
 
 		down_write(&policy->rwsem);
 		policy->cpu = cpu;
+		policy->governor = NULL;
 		up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 	}