diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
index effbb680b453f2..740518d8ae16e5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ static void qcom_cpufreq_hw_lmh_exit(struct qcom_cpufreq_data *data)
 	mutex_unlock(&data->throttle_lock);
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&data->throttle_work);
+	irq_set_affinity_hint(data->throttle_irq, NULL);
 	free_irq(data->throttle_irq, data);
 }