diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 8f22ce1ea6844..938b74ea9ffbe 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,7 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 
 err_unlock_policy:
 	unlock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu);
+	free_cpumask_var(policy->related_cpus);
 err_free_cpumask:
 	free_cpumask_var(policy->cpus);
 err_free_policy: