diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index be78c07f..d3575f5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -118,9 +118,11 @@
 static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(cpufreq_policy_notifier_list);
 static struct srcu_notifier_head cpufreq_transition_notifier_list;
 
+static bool init_cpufreq_transition_notifier_list_called;
 static int __init init_cpufreq_transition_notifier_list(void)
 {
 	srcu_init_notifier_head(&cpufreq_transition_notifier_list);
+	init_cpufreq_transition_notifier_list_called = true;
 	return 0;
 }
 pure_initcall(init_cpufreq_transition_notifier_list);
@@ -1367,6 +1369,8 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	WARN_ON(!init_cpufreq_transition_notifier_list_called);
+
 	switch (list) {
 	case CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER:
 		ret = srcu_notifier_chain_register(