diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
index 0a9ebf00be46..e58bfcb1169e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct private_data {
 	struct device *cpu_dev;
 	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
 	const char *reg_name;
+	bool have_static_opps;
 };
 
 static struct freq_attr *cpufreq_dt_attr[] = {
@@ -204,6 +205,15 @@ static int cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		}
 	}
 
+	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!priv) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_put_regulator;
+	}
+
+	priv->reg_name = name;
+	priv->opp_table = opp_table;
+
 	/*
 	 * Initialize OPP tables for all policy->cpus. They will be shared by
 	 * all CPUs which have marked their CPUs shared with OPP bindings.
@@ -214,7 +224,8 @@ static int cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	 *
 	 * OPPs might be populated at runtime, don't check for error here
 	 */
-	dev_pm_opp_of_cpumask_add_table(policy->cpus);
+	if (!dev_pm_opp_of_cpumask_add_table(policy->cpus))
+		priv->have_static_opps = true;
 
 	/*
 	 * But we need OPP table to function so if it is not there let's
@@ -240,19 +251,10 @@ static int cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 				__func__, ret);
 	}
 
-	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!priv) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_free_opp;
-	}
-
-	priv->reg_name = name;
-	priv->opp_table = opp_table;
-
 	ret = dev_pm_opp_init_cpufreq_table(cpu_dev, &freq_table);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(cpu_dev, "failed to init cpufreq table: %d\n", ret);
-		goto out_free_priv;
+		goto out_free_opp;
 	}
 
 	priv->cpu_dev = cpu_dev;
@@ -282,10 +284,11 @@ static int cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 out_free_cpufreq_table:
 	dev_pm_opp_free_cpufreq_table(cpu_dev, &freq_table);
-out_free_priv:
-	kfree(priv);
 out_free_opp:
-	dev_pm_opp_of_cpumask_remove_table(policy->cpus);
+	if (priv->have_static_opps)
+		dev_pm_opp_of_cpumask_remove_table(policy->cpus);
+	kfree(priv);
+out_put_regulator:
 	if (name)
 		dev_pm_opp_put_regulators(opp_table);
 out_put_clk:
@@ -300,7 +303,8 @@ static int cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	cpufreq_cooling_unregister(priv->cdev);
 	dev_pm_opp_free_cpufreq_table(priv->cpu_dev, &policy->freq_table);
-	dev_pm_opp_of_cpumask_remove_table(policy->related_cpus);
+	if (priv->have_static_opps)
+		dev_pm_opp_of_cpumask_remove_table(policy->related_cpus);
 	if (priv->reg_name)
 		dev_pm_opp_put_regulators(priv->opp_table);