diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 76b0b9e6309b..fdeaf6f54c33 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1970,6 +1970,7 @@ void cpufreq_suspend(void)
 	if (!cpufreq_driver)
 		return;
 
+	cpus_read_lock();
 	if (!has_target() && !cpufreq_driver->suspend)
 		goto suspend;
 
@@ -1989,6 +1990,7 @@ void cpufreq_suspend(void)
 
 suspend:
 	cpufreq_suspended = true;
+	cpus_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /**