diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index dbbf299f42197..bcbeed92458d4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -3135,10 +3135,8 @@ static void intel_pstate_driver_cleanup(void)
 			if (intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate)
 				intel_pstate_clear_update_util_hook(cpu);
 
-			spin_lock(&hwp_notify_lock);
 			kfree(all_cpu_data[cpu]);
 			WRITE_ONCE(all_cpu_data[cpu], NULL);
-			spin_unlock(&hwp_notify_lock);
 		}
 	}
 	cpus_read_unlock();