diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 10b0149823816b60dc4807a95f072142e1df3f42..109d62ccf6514fe5475154ed821c7cb6bbefcbdf 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev (struct sys_device * sys_dev)
 
 	ret = kobject_register(&policy->kobj);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_out;
+		goto err_out_driver_exit;
 
 	/* set up files for this cpu device */
 	drv_attr = cpufreq_driver->attr;
@@ -673,6 +673,10 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev (struct sys_device * sys_dev)
 	kobject_unregister(&policy->kobj);
 	wait_for_completion(&policy->kobj_unregister);
 
+err_out_driver_exit:
+	if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
+		cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
+
 err_out:
 	kfree(policy);