diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index 18bfbc313e48..1aa3bd46cea3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ static void cs_check_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int load)
 }
 
 static unsigned int cs_dbs_timer(struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs,
-				 struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool modify_all)
+				 struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool load_eval)
 {
 	struct cs_dbs_tuners *cs_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
 
-	if (modify_all)
+	if (load_eval)
 		dbs_check_cpu(dbs_data, cdbs->shared->policy->cpu);
 
 	return delay_for_sampling_rate(cs_tuners->sampling_rate);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index 750626d8fb03..a890450711bb 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static inline void __gov_queue_work(int cpu, struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 }
 
 void gov_queue_work(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-		unsigned int delay, bool all_cpus)
+		    unsigned int delay, const struct cpumask *cpus)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -175,19 +175,8 @@ void gov_queue_work(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	if (!policy->governor_enabled)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	if (!all_cpus) {
-		/*
-		 * Use raw_smp_processor_id() to avoid preemptible warnings.
-		 * We know that this is only called with all_cpus == false from
-		 * works that have been queued with *_work_on() functions and
-		 * those works are canceled during CPU_DOWN_PREPARE so they
-		 * can't possibly run on any other CPU.
-		 */
-		__gov_queue_work(raw_smp_processor_id(), dbs_data, delay);
-	} else {
-		for_each_cpu(i, policy->cpus)
-			__gov_queue_work(i, dbs_data, delay);
-	}
+	for_each_cpu(i, cpus)
+		__gov_queue_work(i, dbs_data, delay);
 
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&cpufreq_governor_lock);
@@ -232,7 +221,8 @@ static void dbs_timer(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = shared->policy;
 	struct dbs_data *dbs_data = policy->governor_data;
 	unsigned int sampling_rate, delay;
-	bool modify_all = true;
+	const struct cpumask *cpus;
+	bool load_eval;
 
 	mutex_lock(&shared->timer_mutex);
 
@@ -246,11 +236,11 @@ static void dbs_timer(struct work_struct *work)
 		sampling_rate = od_tuners->sampling_rate;
 	}
 
-	if (!need_load_eval(cdbs->shared, sampling_rate))
-		modify_all = false;
+	load_eval = need_load_eval(cdbs->shared, sampling_rate);
+	cpus = load_eval ? policy->cpus : cpumask_of(raw_smp_processor_id());
 
-	delay = dbs_data->cdata->gov_dbs_timer(cdbs, dbs_data, modify_all);
-	gov_queue_work(dbs_data, policy, delay, modify_all);
+	delay = dbs_data->cdata->gov_dbs_timer(cdbs, dbs_data, load_eval);
+	gov_queue_work(dbs_data, policy, delay, cpus);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&shared->timer_mutex);
 }
@@ -474,7 +464,7 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	}
 
 	gov_queue_work(dbs_data, policy, delay_for_sampling_rate(sampling_rate),
-		       true);
+		       policy->cpus);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
index 5621bb03e874..52665a0624b2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ struct common_dbs_data {
 	void *(*get_cpu_dbs_info_s)(int cpu);
 	unsigned int (*gov_dbs_timer)(struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs,
 				      struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
-				      bool modify_all);
+				      bool load_eval);
 	void (*gov_check_cpu)(int cpu, unsigned int load);
 	int (*init)(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify);
 	void (*exit)(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void dbs_check_cpu(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, int cpu);
 int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		struct common_dbs_data *cdata, unsigned int event);
 void gov_queue_work(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-		unsigned int delay, bool all_cpus);
+		    unsigned int delay, const struct cpumask *cpus);
 void od_register_powersave_bias_handler(unsigned int (*f)
 		(struct cpufreq_policy *, unsigned int, unsigned int),
 		unsigned int powersave_bias);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 1fa9088c84a8..2474c9c34022 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static void od_check_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int load)
 }
 
 static unsigned int od_dbs_timer(struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs,
-				 struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool modify_all)
+				 struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool load_eval)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cdbs->shared->policy;
 	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static unsigned int od_dbs_timer(struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs,
 	struct od_dbs_tuners *od_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
 	int delay = 0, sample_type = dbs_info->sample_type;
 
-	if (!modify_all)
+	if (!load_eval)
 		goto max_delay;
 
 	/* Common NORMAL_SAMPLE setup */
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ static void update_sampling_rate(struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 			mutex_lock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
 
 			gov_queue_work(dbs_data, policy,
-				       usecs_to_jiffies(new_rate), true);
+				       usecs_to_jiffies(new_rate),
+				       cpumask_of(cpu));
 
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
