diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 86d69416821b..8e71d8e08439 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -671,14 +671,12 @@ static ssize_t store_scaling_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = cpufreq_set_policy(policy, &new_policy);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	policy->user_policy.policy = policy->policy;
 	policy->user_policy.governor = policy->governor;
-
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	else
-		return count;
+	return count;
 }
 
 /**