diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index 464587697561d..7b839a8db2a7a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
-#include <linux/cpu.h>
 
 #include "cpufreq_governor.h"
 
@@ -137,10 +136,8 @@ void gov_queue_work(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	if (!all_cpus) {
 		__gov_queue_work(smp_processor_id(), dbs_data, delay);
 	} else {
-		get_online_cpus();
 		for_each_cpu(i, policy->cpus)
 			__gov_queue_work(i, dbs_data, delay);
-		put_online_cpus();
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gov_queue_work);