diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cpufreq_spudemand.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cpufreq_spudemand.c
index 55b31eadb3c8..ca7849e113d7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cpufreq_spudemand.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cpufreq_spudemand.c
@@ -126,30 +126,8 @@ static struct cpufreq_governor spu_governor = {
 	.stop = spu_gov_stop,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
-
-/*
- * module init and destoy
- */
-
-static int __init spu_gov_init(void)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = cpufreq_register_governor(&spu_governor);
-	if (ret)
-		printk(KERN_ERR "registration of governor failed\n");
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void __exit spu_gov_exit(void)
-{
-	cpufreq_unregister_governor(&spu_governor);
-}
-
-
-module_init(spu_gov_init);
-module_exit(spu_gov_exit);
+cpufreq_governor_init(spu_governor);
+cpufreq_governor_exit(spu_governor);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Christian Krafft <krafft@de.ibm.com>");
-
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index 737ff3b9c2c0..aa39ff31ec9f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -322,17 +322,7 @@ static struct dbs_governor cs_governor = {
 	.start = cs_start,
 };
 
-#define CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE	(&cs_governor.gov)
-
-static int __init cpufreq_gov_dbs_init(void)
-{
-	return cpufreq_register_governor(CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE);
-}
-
-static void __exit cpufreq_gov_dbs_exit(void)
-{
-	cpufreq_unregister_governor(CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE);
-}
+#define CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE	(cs_governor.gov)
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alexander Clouter <alex@digriz.org.uk>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("'cpufreq_conservative' - A dynamic cpufreq governor for "
@@ -343,11 +333,9 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
 struct cpufreq_governor *cpufreq_default_governor(void)
 {
-	return CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE;
+	return &CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE;
 }
-
-core_initcall(cpufreq_gov_dbs_init);
-#else
-module_init(cpufreq_gov_dbs_init);
 #endif
-module_exit(cpufreq_gov_dbs_exit);
+
+cpufreq_governor_init(CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE);
+cpufreq_governor_exit(CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 82a4d37ddecb..ac361a8b1d3b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static struct dbs_governor od_dbs_gov = {
 	.start = od_start,
 };
 
-#define CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND	(&od_dbs_gov.gov)
+#define CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND	(od_dbs_gov.gov)
 
 static void od_set_powersave_bias(unsigned int powersave_bias)
 {
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static void od_set_powersave_bias(unsigned int powersave_bias)
 			continue;
 
 		policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
-		if (!policy || policy->governor != CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND)
+		if (!policy || policy->governor != &CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND)
 			continue;
 
 		policy_dbs = policy->governor_data;
@@ -461,16 +461,6 @@ void od_unregister_powersave_bias_handler(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(od_unregister_powersave_bias_handler);
 
-static int __init cpufreq_gov_dbs_init(void)
-{
-	return cpufreq_register_governor(CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND);
-}
-
-static void __exit cpufreq_gov_dbs_exit(void)
-{
-	cpufreq_unregister_governor(CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND);
-}
-
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Venkatesh Pallipadi <venkatesh.pallipadi@intel.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alexey Starikovskiy <alexey.y.starikovskiy@intel.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("'cpufreq_ondemand' - A dynamic cpufreq governor for "
@@ -480,11 +470,9 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND
 struct cpufreq_governor *cpufreq_default_governor(void)
 {
-	return CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND;
+	return &CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND;
 }
-
-core_initcall(cpufreq_gov_dbs_init);
-#else
-module_init(cpufreq_gov_dbs_init);
 #endif
-module_exit(cpufreq_gov_dbs_exit);
+
+cpufreq_governor_init(CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND);
+cpufreq_governor_exit(CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_performance.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_performance.c
index def9afe0f5b8..71c1d9aba772 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_performance.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_performance.c
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_performance = {
 	.limits		= cpufreq_gov_performance_limits,
 };
 
-static int __init cpufreq_gov_performance_init(void)
-{
-	return cpufreq_register_governor(&cpufreq_gov_performance);
-}
-
-static void __exit cpufreq_gov_performance_exit(void)
-{
-	cpufreq_unregister_governor(&cpufreq_gov_performance);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
 struct cpufreq_governor *cpufreq_default_governor(void)
 {
@@ -50,5 +40,5 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("CPUfreq policy governor 'performance'");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
-core_initcall(cpufreq_gov_performance_init);
-module_exit(cpufreq_gov_performance_exit);
+cpufreq_governor_init(cpufreq_gov_performance);
+cpufreq_governor_exit(cpufreq_gov_performance);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c
index 1ae66019eb83..7749522355b5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_powersave = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
-static int __init cpufreq_gov_powersave_init(void)
-{
-	return cpufreq_register_governor(&cpufreq_gov_powersave);
-}
-
-static void __exit cpufreq_gov_powersave_exit(void)
-{
-	cpufreq_unregister_governor(&cpufreq_gov_powersave);
-}
-
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("CPUfreq policy governor 'powersave'");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
@@ -42,9 +32,7 @@ struct cpufreq_governor *cpufreq_default_governor(void)
 {
 	return &cpufreq_gov_powersave;
 }
-
-core_initcall(cpufreq_gov_powersave_init);
-#else
-module_init(cpufreq_gov_powersave_init);
 #endif
-module_exit(cpufreq_gov_powersave_exit);
+
+cpufreq_governor_init(cpufreq_gov_powersave);
+cpufreq_governor_exit(cpufreq_gov_powersave);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
index b43e7cd502c5..50a4d7846580 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
@@ -126,16 +126,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_userspace = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
-static int __init cpufreq_gov_userspace_init(void)
-{
-	return cpufreq_register_governor(&cpufreq_gov_userspace);
-}
-
-static void __exit cpufreq_gov_userspace_exit(void)
-{
-	cpufreq_unregister_governor(&cpufreq_gov_userspace);
-}
-
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de>, "
 		"Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("CPUfreq policy governor 'userspace'");
@@ -146,9 +136,7 @@ struct cpufreq_governor *cpufreq_default_governor(void)
 {
 	return &cpufreq_gov_userspace;
 }
-
-core_initcall(cpufreq_gov_userspace_init);
-#else
-module_init(cpufreq_gov_userspace_init);
 #endif
-module_exit(cpufreq_gov_userspace_exit);
+
+cpufreq_governor_init(cpufreq_gov_userspace);
+cpufreq_governor_exit(cpufreq_gov_userspace);
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 3494f6763597..e62b022cb07e 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -577,6 +577,20 @@ unsigned int cpufreq_policy_transition_delay_us(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 int cpufreq_register_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor);
 void cpufreq_unregister_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor);
 
+#define cpufreq_governor_init(__governor)			\
+static int __init __governor##_init(void)			\
+{								\
+	return cpufreq_register_governor(&__governor);	\
+}								\
+core_initcall(__governor##_init)
+
+#define cpufreq_governor_exit(__governor)			\
+static void __exit __governor##_exit(void)			\
+{								\
+	return cpufreq_unregister_governor(&__governor);	\
+}								\
+module_exit(__governor##_exit)
+
 struct cpufreq_governor *cpufreq_default_governor(void);
 struct cpufreq_governor *cpufreq_fallback_governor(void);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
index 7fbaee24c824..402a09af9f43 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
@@ -909,11 +909,7 @@ struct cpufreq_governor *cpufreq_default_governor(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int __init sugov_register(void)
-{
-	return cpufreq_register_governor(&schedutil_gov);
-}
-core_initcall(sugov_register);
+cpufreq_governor_init(schedutil_gov);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENERGY_MODEL
 extern bool sched_energy_update;
