return NULL;
 }
 
+static void cppc_cpufreq_put_cpu_data(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+       struct cppc_cpudata *cpu_data = policy->driver_data;
+
+       list_del(&cpu_data->node);
+       free_cpumask_var(cpu_data->shared_cpu_map);
+       kfree(cpu_data);
+       policy->driver_data = NULL;
+}
+
 static int cppc_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
        unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
        default:
                pr_debug("Unsupported CPU co-ord type: %d\n",
                         policy->shared_type);
-               return -EFAULT;
+               ret = -EFAULT;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        /*
        cpu_data->perf_ctrls.desired_perf =  caps->highest_perf;
 
        ret = cppc_set_perf(cpu, &cpu_data->perf_ctrls);
-       if (ret)
+       if (ret) {
                pr_debug("Err setting perf value:%d on CPU:%d. ret:%d\n",
                         caps->highest_perf, cpu, ret);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
 
+out:
+       cppc_cpufreq_put_cpu_data(policy);
        return ret;
 }
 
                pr_debug("Err setting perf value:%d on CPU:%d. ret:%d\n",
                         caps->lowest_perf, cpu, ret);
 
-       /* Remove CPU node from list and free driver data for policy */
-       free_cpumask_var(cpu_data->shared_cpu_map);
-       list_del(&cpu_data->node);
-       kfree(policy->driver_data);
-       policy->driver_data = NULL;
-
+       cppc_cpufreq_put_cpu_data(policy);
        return 0;
 }