diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index 1d50e97d49f1..6d53f7d9fc7a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -555,12 +555,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_dbs_governor_stop);
 
 void cpufreq_dbs_governor_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	struct policy_dbs_info *policy_dbs = policy->governor_data;
+	struct policy_dbs_info *policy_dbs;
+
+	/* Protect gov->gdbs_data against cpufreq_dbs_governor_exit() */
+	mutex_lock(&gov_dbs_data_mutex);
+	policy_dbs = policy->governor_data;
+	if (!policy_dbs)
+		goto out;
 
 	mutex_lock(&policy_dbs->update_mutex);
 	cpufreq_policy_apply_limits(policy);
 	gov_update_sample_delay(policy_dbs, 0);
-
 	mutex_unlock(&policy_dbs->update_mutex);
+
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&gov_dbs_data_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_dbs_governor_limits);