diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 1e08af4..0a5bea9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -321,21 +321,14 @@
 		t = __find_governor(str_governor);
 
 		if (t == NULL) {
-			char *name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "cpufreq_%s",
-								str_governor);
+			int ret;
 
-			if (name) {
-				int ret;
+			mutex_unlock(&cpufreq_governor_mutex);
+			ret = request_module("cpufreq_%s", str_governor);
+			mutex_lock(&cpufreq_governor_mutex);
 
-				mutex_unlock(&cpufreq_governor_mutex);
-				ret = request_module("%s", name);
-				mutex_lock(&cpufreq_governor_mutex);
-
-				if (ret == 0)
-					t = __find_governor(str_governor);
-			}
-
-			kfree(name);
+			if (ret == 0)
+				t = __find_governor(str_governor);
 		}
 
 		if (t != NULL) {