diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index fb594170dc53..4e4f2b04dac2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ struct drv_cmd {
 	u32 val;
 };
 
-static void do_drv_read(struct drv_cmd *cmd)
+static long do_drv_read(void *_cmd)
 {
+	struct drv_cmd *cmd = _cmd;
 	u32 h;
 
 	switch (cmd->type) {
@@ -166,10 +167,12 @@ static void do_drv_read(struct drv_cmd *cmd)
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void do_drv_write(struct drv_cmd *cmd)
+static long do_drv_write(void *_cmd)
 {
+	struct drv_cmd *cmd = _cmd;
 	u32 lo, hi;
 
 	switch (cmd->type) {
@@ -186,30 +189,23 @@ static void do_drv_write(struct drv_cmd *cmd)
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void drv_read(struct drv_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	cpumask_t saved_mask = current->cpus_allowed;
 	cmd->val = 0;
 
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cmd->mask);
-	do_drv_read(cmd);
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &saved_mask);
+	work_on_cpu(cpumask_any(cmd->mask), do_drv_read, cmd);
 }
 
 static void drv_write(struct drv_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	cpumask_t saved_mask = current->cpus_allowed;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for_each_cpu(i, cmd->mask) {
-		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(i));
-		do_drv_write(cmd);
+		work_on_cpu(i, do_drv_write, cmd);
 	}
-
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &saved_mask);
-	return;
 }
 
 static u32 get_cur_val(const struct cpumask *mask)
@@ -235,10 +231,15 @@ static u32 get_cur_val(const struct cpumask *mask)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(!alloc_cpumask_var(&cmd.mask, GFP_KERNEL)))
+		return 0;
+
 	cpumask_copy(cmd.mask, mask);
 
 	drv_read(&cmd);
 
+	free_cpumask_var(cmd.mask);
+
 	dprintk("get_cur_val = %u\n", cmd.val);
 
 	return cmd.val;