diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 1fa9088c84a8..03ac6ce54042 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -267,27 +267,19 @@ static void update_sampling_rate(struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 		dbs_info = &per_cpu(od_cpu_dbs_info, cpu);
 		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 
-		mutex_lock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
-
-		if (!delayed_work_pending(&dbs_info->cdbs.dwork)) {
-			mutex_unlock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
+		if (!delayed_work_pending(&dbs_info->cdbs.dwork))
 			continue;
-		}
 
 		next_sampling = jiffies + usecs_to_jiffies(new_rate);
 		appointed_at = dbs_info->cdbs.dwork.timer.expires;
 
 		if (time_before(next_sampling, appointed_at)) {
-
-			mutex_unlock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
 			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dbs_info->cdbs.dwork);
-			mutex_lock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
 
 			gov_queue_work(dbs_data, policy,
 				       usecs_to_jiffies(new_rate), true);
 
 		}
-		mutex_unlock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
 	}
 }