diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index de67d9c6c9c6..e302e27a9154 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1918,6 +1918,7 @@ void cpufreq_suspend(void)
 	if (!cpufreq_driver)
 		return;
 
+	cpus_read_lock();
 	if (!has_target() && !cpufreq_driver->suspend)
 		goto suspend;
 
@@ -1937,6 +1938,7 @@ void cpufreq_suspend(void)
 
 suspend:
 	cpufreq_suspended = true;
+	cpus_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /**