diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
index f2830371d25f..f24cf2eddf1e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
@@ -730,16 +730,14 @@ static int qcom_cpufreq_hw_driver_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int qcom_cpufreq_hw_driver_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static void qcom_cpufreq_hw_driver_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	cpufreq_unregister_driver(&cpufreq_qcom_hw_driver);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver qcom_cpufreq_hw_driver = {
 	.probe = qcom_cpufreq_hw_driver_probe,
-	.remove = qcom_cpufreq_hw_driver_remove,
+	.remove_new = qcom_cpufreq_hw_driver_remove,
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "qcom-cpufreq-hw",
 		.of_match_table = qcom_cpufreq_hw_match,