diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index af948fedd232..64b59552e744 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <linux/cpufreq.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/fwnode.h>
@@ -2124,6 +2125,8 @@ void device_shutdown(void)
 {
 	struct device *dev, *parent;
 
+	cpufreq_suspend();
+
 	spin_lock(&devices_kset->list_lock);
 	/*
 	 * Walk the devices list backward, shutting down each in turn.
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 205df72ee873..0836d2939c7a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2512,14 +2512,6 @@ int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_unregister_driver);
 
-/*
- * Stop cpufreq at shutdown to make sure it isn't holding any locks
- * or mutexes when secondary CPUs are halted.
- */
-static struct syscore_ops cpufreq_syscore_ops = {
-	.shutdown = cpufreq_suspend,
-};
-
 struct kobject *cpufreq_global_kobject;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_global_kobject);
 
@@ -2531,8 +2523,6 @@ static int __init cpufreq_core_init(void)
 	cpufreq_global_kobject = kobject_create_and_add("cpufreq", &cpu_subsys.dev_root->kobj);
 	BUG_ON(!cpufreq_global_kobject);
 
-	register_syscore_ops(&cpufreq_syscore_ops);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 core_initcall(cpufreq_core_init);