diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
index 9e97f60f8199..ebb3a8102681 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
@@ -133,12 +133,14 @@ static int __init davinci_cpufreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int __exit davinci_cpufreq_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	cpufreq_unregister_driver(&davinci_driver);
+
 	clk_put(cpufreq.armclk);
 
 	if (cpufreq.asyncclk)
 		clk_put(cpufreq.asyncclk);
 
-	return cpufreq_unregister_driver(&davinci_driver);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver davinci_cpufreq_driver = {