diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 22aa2793e4d2..096c3848fa41 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1295,8 +1295,9 @@ static void cpufreq_policy_free(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	if (policy->max_freq_req) {
 		/*
-		 * CPUFREQ_CREATE_POLICY notification is sent only after
-		 * successfully adding max_freq_req request.
+		 * Remove max_freq_req after sending CPUFREQ_REMOVE_POLICY
+		 * notification, since CPUFREQ_CREATE_POLICY notification was
+		 * sent after adding max_freq_req earlier.
 		 */
 		blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
 					     CPUFREQ_REMOVE_POLICY, policy);