diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
index e439b43c19ebec..005600cef2730f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
@@ -875,7 +875,15 @@ static int powernv_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 static int powernv_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	/* timer is deleted in cpufreq_cpu_stop() */
+	struct powernv_smp_call_data freq_data;
+	struct global_pstate_info *gpstates = policy->driver_data;
+
+	freq_data.pstate_id = idx_to_pstate(powernv_pstate_info.min);
+	freq_data.gpstate_id = idx_to_pstate(powernv_pstate_info.min);
+	smp_call_function_single(policy->cpu, set_pstate, &freq_data, 1);
+	if (gpstates)
+		del_timer_sync(&gpstates->timer);
+
 	kfree(policy->driver_data);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1007,18 +1015,6 @@ static struct notifier_block powernv_cpufreq_opal_nb = {
 	.priority	= 0,
 };
 
-static void powernv_cpufreq_stop_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
-{
-	struct powernv_smp_call_data freq_data;
-	struct global_pstate_info *gpstates = policy->driver_data;
-
-	freq_data.pstate_id = idx_to_pstate(powernv_pstate_info.min);
-	freq_data.gpstate_id = idx_to_pstate(powernv_pstate_info.min);
-	smp_call_function_single(policy->cpu, set_pstate, &freq_data, 1);
-	if (gpstates)
-		del_timer_sync(&gpstates->timer);
-}
-
 static unsigned int powernv_fast_switch(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 					unsigned int target_freq)
 {
@@ -1042,7 +1038,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver powernv_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.target_index	= powernv_cpufreq_target_index,
 	.fast_switch	= powernv_fast_switch,
 	.get		= powernv_cpufreq_get,
-	.stop_cpu	= powernv_cpufreq_stop_cpu,
 	.attr		= powernv_cpu_freq_attr,
 };