diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 644b54e1e7d1..0721ab352e2a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 static ssize_t store_##file_name					\
 (struct cpufreq_policy *policy, const char *buf, size_t count)		\
 {									\
-	int ret;							\
+	int ret, temp;							\
 	struct cpufreq_policy new_policy;				\
 									\
 	ret = cpufreq_get_policy(&new_policy, policy->cpu);		\
@@ -546,8 +546,10 @@ static ssize_t store_##file_name					\
 	if (ret != 1)							\
 		return -EINVAL;						\
 									\
+	temp = new_policy.object;					\
 	ret = cpufreq_set_policy(policy, &new_policy);		\
-	policy->user_policy.object = policy->object;			\
+	if (!ret)							\
+		policy->user_policy.object = temp;			\
 									\
 	return ret ? ret : count;					\
 }