diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index dab1410d1c0..ff57c40e9b8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -951,10 +951,13 @@ err_out_kobj_put:
 static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = sys_dev->id;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0, found = 0;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int j;
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+	int sibling;
+#endif
 
 	if (cpu_is_offline(cpu))
 		return 0;
@@ -1001,7 +1004,19 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 	INIT_WORK(&policy->update, handle_update);
 
 	/* Set governor before ->init, so that driver could check it */
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+	for_each_online_cpu(sibling) {
+		struct cpufreq_policy *cp = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, sibling);
+		if (cp && cp->governor &&
+		    (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, cp->related_cpus))) {
+			policy->governor = cp->governor;
+			found = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+	if (!found)
+		policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	/* call driver. From then on the cpufreq must be able
 	 * to accept all calls to ->verify and ->setpolicy for this CPU
 	 */
@@ -1610,9 +1625,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_register_governor);
 
 void cpufreq_unregister_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+	int cpu;
+#endif
+
 	if (!governor)
 		return;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+	for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
+		if (cpu_online(cpu))
+			continue;
+		if (!strcmp(per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_governor, cpu), governor->name))
+			strcpy(per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_governor, cpu), "\0");
+	}
+#endif
+
 	mutex_lock(&cpufreq_governor_mutex);
 	list_del(&governor->governor_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&cpufreq_governor_mutex);