diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c
index 38ec0fedb247..552db816ed22 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c
@@ -481,10 +481,11 @@ static bool brcm_avs_is_firmware_loaded(struct private_data *priv)
 static unsigned int brcm_avs_cpufreq_get(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+	struct private_data *priv;
+
 	if (!policy)
 		return 0;
-	struct private_data *priv = policy->driver_data;
-
+	priv = policy->driver_data;
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 
 	return brcm_avs_get_frequency(priv->base);