diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
index 1cc72eb764a76..9de29b93c046e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
@@ -1296,12 +1296,14 @@ static void sugov_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	mutex_lock(&global_tunables_lock);
 
+	/* Save tunables before last owner release it in gov_attr_set_put() */
+	if (tunables->attr_set.usage_count == 1)
+		sugov_tunables_save(policy, tunables);
+
 	count = gov_attr_set_put(&tunables->attr_set, &sg_policy->tunables_hook);
 	policy->governor_data = NULL;
-	if (!count) {
-		sugov_tunables_save(policy, tunables);
+	if (!count)
 		sugov_clear_global_tunables();
-	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&global_tunables_lock);