diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index bdf1f280ae395034350ca7ced30f0fcac2f10ea6..364922fda4289515ebb38f12898ac6d11bf8d0d1 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1258,9 +1258,6 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 		}
 	}
 
-	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
-				     CPUFREQ_START, policy);
-
 	if (new_policy) {
 		ret = cpufreq_add_dev_interface(policy);
 		if (ret)
@@ -1273,6 +1270,9 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 		write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 	}
 
+	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
+				     CPUFREQ_START, policy);
+
 	ret = cpufreq_init_policy(policy);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("%s: Failed to initialize policy for cpu: %d (%d)\n",