diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpu-boost.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpu-boost.c
index 179cb179b019..f6695636435f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpu-boost.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpu-boost.c
@@ -338,8 +338,6 @@ static int cpu_boost_init(void)
 	int cpu, ret;
 	struct cpu_sync *s;
 
-	cpufreq_register_notifier(&boost_adjust_nb, CPUFREQ_POLICY_NOTIFIER);
-
 	cpu_boost_wq = alloc_workqueue("cpuboost_wq", WQ_HIGHPRI, 0);
 	if (!cpu_boost_wq)
 		return -EFAULT;
@@ -357,10 +355,11 @@ static int cpu_boost_init(void)
 					"boost_sync/%d", cpu);
 		set_cpus_allowed(s->thread, *cpumask_of(cpu));
 	}
+	cpufreq_register_notifier(&boost_adjust_nb, CPUFREQ_POLICY_NOTIFIER);
 	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&migration_notifier_head,
 					&boost_migration_nb);
-
 	ret = input_register_handler(&cpuboost_input_handler);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 late_initcall(cpu_boost_init);