diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 6d8fd3b8dcb526d8dbab3fed2bd5bc218cc95a1b..6ad3119b8e156401926b0817f8739fc8dc1df3f1 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2932,11 +2932,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_unregister_driver);
 static int __init cpufreq_core_init(void)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_governor *gov = cpufreq_default_governor();
+	struct device *dev_root;
 
 	if (cpufreq_disabled())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	cpufreq_global_kobject = kobject_create_and_add("cpufreq", &cpu_subsys.dev_root->kobj);
+	dev_root = bus_get_dev_root(&cpu_subsys);
+	if (dev_root) {
+		cpufreq_global_kobject = kobject_create_and_add("cpufreq", &dev_root->kobj);
+		put_device(dev_root);
+	}
 	BUG_ON(!cpufreq_global_kobject);
 
 	if (!strlen(default_governor))
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 48a4613cef1e1e14a56cc2f07f0e40f4fcfba7f7..102cf7f0ac63cad9434389b555979de9d61a098b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -1473,10 +1473,13 @@ static struct kobject *intel_pstate_kobject;
 
 static void __init intel_pstate_sysfs_expose_params(void)
 {
+	struct device *dev_root = bus_get_dev_root(&cpu_subsys);
 	int rc;
 
-	intel_pstate_kobject = kobject_create_and_add("intel_pstate",
-						&cpu_subsys.dev_root->kobj);
+	if (dev_root) {
+		intel_pstate_kobject = kobject_create_and_add("intel_pstate", &dev_root->kobj);
+		put_device(dev_root);
+	}
 	if (WARN_ON(!intel_pstate_kobject))
 		return;