static int hwp_active __read_mostly;
 static bool per_cpu_limits __read_mostly;
 
-static bool driver_registered __read_mostly;
+static struct cpufreq_driver *intel_pstate_driver __read_mostly;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 static bool acpi_ppc;
 
        mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
 
-       if (!driver_registered) {
+       if (!intel_pstate_driver) {
                mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
        mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
 
-       if (!driver_registered) {
+       if (!intel_pstate_driver) {
                mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
        mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
 
-       if (!driver_registered) {
+       if (!intel_pstate_driver) {
                mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
        mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
 
-       if (!driver_registered) {
+       if (!intel_pstate_driver) {
                mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
        mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
 
-       if (!driver_registered) {
+       if (!intel_pstate_driver) {
                mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
        mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
 
-       if (!driver_registered) {
+       if (!intel_pstate_driver) {
                mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
        .name           = "intel_cpufreq",
 };
 
-static struct cpufreq_driver *intel_pstate_driver = &intel_pstate;
+static struct cpufreq_driver *default_driver = &intel_pstate;
 
 static void intel_pstate_driver_cleanup(void)
 {
                }
        }
        put_online_cpus();
+       intel_pstate_driver = NULL;
 }
 
-static int intel_pstate_register_driver(void)
+static int intel_pstate_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver)
 {
        int ret;
 
        memset(&global, 0, sizeof(global));
        global.max_perf_pct = 100;
 
+       intel_pstate_driver = driver;
        ret = cpufreq_register_driver(intel_pstate_driver);
        if (ret) {
                intel_pstate_driver_cleanup();
 
        global.min_perf_pct = min_perf_pct_min();
 
-       mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);
-       driver_registered = true;
-       mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);
-
        if (intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate && !hwp_active &&
            pstate_funcs.get_target_pstate != get_target_pstate_use_cpu_load)
                intel_pstate_debug_expose_params();
            pstate_funcs.get_target_pstate != get_target_pstate_use_cpu_load)
                intel_pstate_debug_hide_params();
 
-       mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);
-       driver_registered = false;
-       mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);
-
        cpufreq_unregister_driver(intel_pstate_driver);
        intel_pstate_driver_cleanup();
 
 
 static ssize_t intel_pstate_show_status(char *buf)
 {
-       if (!driver_registered)
+       if (!intel_pstate_driver)
                return sprintf(buf, "off\n");
 
        return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate ?
        int ret;
 
        if (size == 3 && !strncmp(buf, "off", size))
-               return driver_registered ?
+               return intel_pstate_driver ?
                        intel_pstate_unregister_driver() : -EINVAL;
 
        if (size == 6 && !strncmp(buf, "active", size)) {
-               if (driver_registered) {
+               if (intel_pstate_driver) {
                        if (intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate)
                                return 0;
 
                                return ret;
                }
 
-               intel_pstate_driver = &intel_pstate;
-               return intel_pstate_register_driver();
+               return intel_pstate_register_driver(&intel_pstate);
        }
 
        if (size == 7 && !strncmp(buf, "passive", size)) {
-               if (driver_registered) {
+               if (intel_pstate_driver) {
                        if (intel_pstate_driver != &intel_pstate)
                                return 0;
 
                                return ret;
                }
 
-               intel_pstate_driver = &intel_cpufreq;
-               return intel_pstate_register_driver();
+               return intel_pstate_register_driver(&intel_cpufreq);
        }
 
        return -EINVAL;
        intel_pstate_sysfs_expose_params();
 
        mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
-       rc = intel_pstate_register_driver();
+       rc = intel_pstate_register_driver(default_driver);
        mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
        if (rc)
                return rc;
                no_load = 1;
        } else if (!strcmp(str, "passive")) {
                pr_info("Passive mode enabled\n");
-               intel_pstate_driver = &intel_cpufreq;
+               default_driver = &intel_cpufreq;
                no_hwp = 1;
        }
        if (!strcmp(str, "no_hwp")) {