diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 04d89cf0d71d..779ec6e510f7 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2673,10 +2673,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_update_policy);
  */
 void cpufreq_update_limits(unsigned int cpu)
 {
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+	if (!policy)
+		return;
+
 	if (cpufreq_driver->update_limits)
 		cpufreq_driver->update_limits(cpu);
 	else
 		cpufreq_update_policy(cpu);
+
+	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_update_limits);