up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 
        if (has_target()) {
-               if ((ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START)) ||
-                       (ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS))) {
+               ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START);
+               if (!ret)
+                       ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS);
+
+               if (ret) {
                        pr_err("%s: Failed to start governor\n", __func__);
                        return ret;
                }
 
                if (!cpufreq_suspended)
                        cpufreq_policy_free(policy);
-       } else {
-               if (has_target()) {
-                       if ((ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START)) ||
-                                       (ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS))) {
-                               pr_err("%s: Failed to start governor\n",
-                                      __func__);
-                               return ret;
-                       }
+       } else if (has_target()) {
+               ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START);
+               if (!ret)
+                       ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS);
+
+               if (ret) {
+                       pr_err("%s: Failed to start governor\n", __func__);
+                       return ret;
                }
        }
 
        if (old_gov) {
                __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP);
                up_write(&policy->rwsem);
-               __cpufreq_governor(policy,CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_EXIT);
+               __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_EXIT);
                down_write(&policy->rwsem);
        }