diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index 87427360c77f..bce2cd216423 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ void gov_queue_work(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if (!policy->governor_enabled)
+		return;
+
 	if (!all_cpus) {
 		__gov_queue_work(smp_processor_id(), dbs_data, delay);
 	} else {