diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index 75f875bb155e..c86a10c30912 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ static int cs_init(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify)
 		cpufreq_register_notifier(&cs_cpufreq_notifier_block,
 					  CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER);
 
-	mutex_init(&dbs_data->mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -370,6 +369,7 @@ static struct common_dbs_data cs_dbs_cdata = {
 	.gov_check_cpu = cs_check_cpu,
 	.init = cs_init,
 	.exit = cs_exit,
+	.mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(cs_dbs_cdata.mutex),
 };
 
 static int cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index dc382a5a2158..ed849a8777dd 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -344,8 +344,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		io_busy = od_tuners->io_is_busy;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&dbs_data->mutex);
-
 	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
 		struct cpu_dbs_common_info *j_cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(j);
 		unsigned int prev_load;
@@ -383,8 +381,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		od_ops->powersave_bias_init_cpu(cpu);
 	}
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dbs_data->mutex);
-
 	/* Initiate timer time stamp */
 	cpu_cdbs->time_stamp = ktime_get();
 
@@ -409,10 +405,8 @@ static void cpufreq_governor_stop(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 
 	gov_cancel_work(dbs_data, policy);
 
-	mutex_lock(&dbs_data->mutex);
 	mutex_destroy(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
 	cpu_cdbs->cur_policy = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&dbs_data->mutex);
 }
 
 static void cpufreq_governor_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
@@ -422,11 +416,8 @@ static void cpufreq_governor_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
 	struct cpu_dbs_common_info *cpu_cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
 
-	mutex_lock(&dbs_data->mutex);
-	if (!cpu_cdbs->cur_policy) {
-		mutex_unlock(&dbs_data->mutex);
+	if (!cpu_cdbs->cur_policy)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
 	if (policy->max < cpu_cdbs->cur_policy->cur)
@@ -437,8 +428,6 @@ static void cpufreq_governor_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 					CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
 	dbs_check_cpu(dbs_data, cpu);
 	mutex_unlock(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&dbs_data->mutex);
 }
 
 int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
@@ -447,12 +436,18 @@ int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	struct dbs_data *dbs_data;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	/* Lock governor to block concurrent initialization of governor */
+	mutex_lock(&cdata->mutex);
+
 	if (have_governor_per_policy())
 		dbs_data = policy->governor_data;
 	else
 		dbs_data = cdata->gdbs_data;
 
-	WARN_ON(!dbs_data && (event != CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT));
+	if (WARN_ON(!dbs_data && (event != CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT))) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT:
@@ -472,6 +467,9 @@ int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		break;
 	}
 
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&cdata->mutex);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_governor_dbs);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
index 1690120df487..34736f5e869d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ struct common_dbs_data {
 
 	/* Governor specific ops, see below */
 	void *gov_ops;
+
+	/*
+	 * Protects governor's data (struct dbs_data and struct common_dbs_data)
+	 */
+	struct mutex mutex;
 };
 
 /* Governor Per policy data */
@@ -221,9 +226,6 @@ struct dbs_data {
 	unsigned int min_sampling_rate;
 	int usage_count;
 	void *tuners;
-
-	/* dbs_mutex protects dbs_enable in governor start/stop */
-	struct mutex mutex;
 };
 
 /* Governor specific ops, will be passed to dbs_data->gov_ops */
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 4fe78a9caa04..3c1e10f2304c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ static int od_init(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify)
 	tuners->io_is_busy = should_io_be_busy();
 
 	dbs_data->tuners = tuners;
-	mutex_init(&dbs_data->mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -541,6 +540,7 @@ static struct common_dbs_data od_dbs_cdata = {
 	.gov_ops = &od_ops,
 	.init = od_init,
 	.exit = od_exit,
+	.mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(od_dbs_cdata.mutex),
 };
 
 static void od_set_powersave_bias(unsigned int powersave_bias)
