diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index b0de42972b74..89add0d7c017 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c

@@ -111,18 +111,16 @@ static void devfreq_set_freq_table(struct devfreq *devfreq)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i = 0, freq = 0; i < profile->max_state; i++, freq++) {
 		opp = dev_pm_opp_find_freq_ceil(devfreq->dev.parent, &freq);
+		dev_pm_opp_put(opp);

 		if (IS_ERR(opp)) {
 			devm_kfree(devfreq->dev.parent, profile->freq_table);
 			profile->max_state = 0;
-			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return;
 		}
 		profile->freq_table[i] = freq;
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /**

@@ -1107,9 +1105,9 @@ static ssize_t available_frequencies_show(struct device *d,
 	ssize_t count = 0;
 	unsigned long freq = 0;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	do {
 		opp = dev_pm_opp_find_freq_ceil(dev, &freq);
+		dev_pm_opp_put(opp);

 		if (IS_ERR(opp))
 			break;
 

@@ -1117,7 +1115,6 @@ static ssize_t available_frequencies_show(struct device *d,
 				   "%lu ", freq);
 		freq++;
 	} while (1);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/* Truncate the trailing space */
 	if (count)

@@ -1219,11 +1216,8 @@ subsys_initcall(devfreq_init);
  * @freq:	The frequency given to target function
  * @flags:	Flags handed from devfreq framework.
  *
- * Locking: This function must be called under rcu_read_lock(). opp is a rcu
- * protected pointer. The reason for the same is that the opp pointer which is
- * returned will remain valid for use with opp_get_{voltage, freq} only while
- * under the locked area. The pointer returned must be used prior to unlocking
- * with rcu_read_unlock() to maintain the integrity of the pointer.
+ * The callers are required to call dev_pm_opp_put() for the returned OPP after
+ * use.
  */
 struct dev_pm_opp *devfreq_recommended_opp(struct device *dev,
 					   unsigned long *freq,

diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c b/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
index a8ed7792ece2..49ce38cef460 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c

@@ -103,18 +103,17 @@ static int exynos_bus_target(struct device *dev, unsigned long *freq, u32 flags)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* Get new opp-bus instance according to new bus clock */
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	new_opp = devfreq_recommended_opp(dev, freq, flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(new_opp)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to get recommended opp instance\n");
-		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return PTR_ERR(new_opp);
 	}
 
 	new_freq = dev_pm_opp_get_freq(new_opp);
 	new_volt = dev_pm_opp_get_voltage(new_opp);
+	dev_pm_opp_put(new_opp);
+
 	old_freq = bus->curr_freq;
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	if (old_freq == new_freq)
 		return 0;

@@ -214,17 +213,16 @@ static int exynos_bus_passive_target(struct device *dev, unsigned long *freq,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* Get new opp-bus instance according to new bus clock */
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	new_opp = devfreq_recommended_opp(dev, freq, flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(new_opp)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to get recommended opp instance\n");
-		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return PTR_ERR(new_opp);
 	}
 
 	new_freq = dev_pm_opp_get_freq(new_opp);
+	dev_pm_opp_put(new_opp);
+
 	old_freq = bus->curr_freq;
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	if (old_freq == new_freq)
 		return 0;

@@ -358,16 +356,14 @@ static int exynos_bus_parse_of(struct device_node *np,
 
 	rate = clk_get_rate(bus->clk);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	opp = devfreq_recommended_opp(dev, &rate, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(opp)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to find dev_pm_opp\n");
-		rcu_read_unlock();
 		ret = PTR_ERR(opp);
 		goto err_opp;
 	}
 	bus->curr_freq = dev_pm_opp_get_freq(opp);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	dev_pm_opp_put(opp);
 
 	return 0;
 

diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
index 9ef46e2592c4..671a1e0afc6e 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c

@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ static int devfreq_passive_get_target_freq(struct devfreq *devfreq,
 	 * list of parent device. Because in this case, *freq is temporary
 	 * value which is decided by ondemand governor.
 	 */
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	opp = devfreq_recommended_opp(parent_devfreq->dev.parent, freq, 0);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	dev_pm_opp_put(opp);

+
 	if (IS_ERR(opp)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(opp);
 		goto out;

diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c b/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c
index 27d2f349b53c..40a2499730fc 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c

@@ -91,17 +91,13 @@ static int rk3399_dmcfreq_target(struct device *dev, unsigned long *freq,
 	unsigned long target_volt, target_rate;
 	int err;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	opp = devfreq_recommended_opp(dev, freq, flags);
-	if (IS_ERR(opp)) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (IS_ERR(opp))
 		return PTR_ERR(opp);
-	}
 
 	target_rate = dev_pm_opp_get_freq(opp);
 	target_volt = dev_pm_opp_get_voltage(opp);
-
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	dev_pm_opp_put(opp);
 
 	if (dmcfreq->rate == target_rate)
 		return 0;

@@ -422,15 +418,13 @@ static int rk3399_dmcfreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	data->rate = clk_get_rate(data->dmc_clk);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	opp = devfreq_recommended_opp(dev, &data->rate, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(opp)) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (IS_ERR(opp))
 		return PTR_ERR(opp);
-	}
+
 	data->rate = dev_pm_opp_get_freq(opp);
 	data->volt = dev_pm_opp_get_voltage(opp);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	dev_pm_opp_put(opp);
 
 	rk3399_devfreq_dmc_profile.initial_freq = data->rate;
 

diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/tegra-devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/tegra-devfreq.c
index fe9dce0245bf..214fff96fa4a 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/tegra-devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/tegra-devfreq.c

@@ -487,15 +487,13 @@ static int tegra_devfreq_target(struct device *dev, unsigned long *freq,
 	struct dev_pm_opp *opp;
 	unsigned long rate = *freq * KHZ;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	opp = devfreq_recommended_opp(dev, &rate, flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(opp)) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to find opp for %lu KHz\n", *freq);
 		return PTR_ERR(opp);
 	}
 	rate = dev_pm_opp_get_freq(opp);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	dev_pm_opp_put(opp);
 
 	clk_set_min_rate(tegra->emc_clock, rate);
 	clk_set_rate(tegra->emc_clock, 0);