diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
index 0f09d375b58e..261ec114a8b9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_interactive.c
@@ -1502,9 +1502,8 @@ int cpufreq_interactive_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 		down_write(&icpu->enable_sem);
 		icpu->ipolicy = ipolicy;
-		up_write(&icpu->enable_sem);
-
 		slack_timer_resched(icpu, cpu, false);
+		up_write(&icpu->enable_sem);
 	}
 
 	gov_set_update_util(ipolicy);