diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index be727da0be4d..cb475ac5b618 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -622,10 +622,7 @@ static ssize_t store_local_boost(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	if (!policy->boost_supported)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	cpus_read_lock();
 	ret = policy_set_boost(policy, enable);
-	cpus_read_unlock();
-
 	if (!ret)
 		return count;