diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index 37f1cdf46d29..33f18140e9a4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ err_free:
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void acpi_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = policy->driver_data;
 
@@ -919,8 +919,6 @@ static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	free_cpumask_var(data->freqdomain_cpus);
 	kfree(policy->freq_table);
 	kfree(data);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int acpi_cpufreq_resume(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
index 1b7e82a0ad2e..b9d1ba2ebe5a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ free_cpudata1:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int amd_pstate_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void amd_pstate_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
 
@@ -991,8 +991,6 @@ static int amd_pstate_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	freq_qos_remove_request(&cpudata->req[0]);
 	policy->fast_switch_possible = false;
 	kfree(cpudata);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int amd_pstate_cpu_resume(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
@@ -1439,7 +1437,7 @@ free_cpudata1:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int amd_pstate_epp_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void amd_pstate_epp_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
 
@@ -1449,7 +1447,6 @@ static int amd_pstate_epp_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	}
 
 	pr_debug("CPU %d exiting\n", policy->cpu);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void amd_pstate_epp_update_limit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/apple-soc-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/apple-soc-cpufreq.c
index 021f423705e1..af34c22fa273 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/apple-soc-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/apple-soc-cpufreq.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ out_iounmap:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int apple_soc_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void apple_soc_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct apple_cpu_priv *priv = policy->driver_data;
 
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@ static int apple_soc_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	dev_pm_opp_remove_all_dynamic(priv->cpu_dev);
 	iounmap(priv->reg_base);
 	kfree(priv);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver apple_soc_cpufreq_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/bmips-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/bmips-cpufreq.c
index 39221a9a187a..17a4c174553d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/bmips-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/bmips-cpufreq.c
@@ -121,11 +121,9 @@ static int bmips_cpufreq_target_index(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int bmips_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void bmips_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	kfree(policy->freq_table);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int bmips_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
index 9095fd5f8c2d..bafa32dd375d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int cppc_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void cppc_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct cppc_cpudata *cpu_data = policy->driver_data;
 	struct cppc_perf_caps *caps = &cpu_data->perf_caps;
@@ -700,7 +700,6 @@ static int cppc_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 			 caps->lowest_perf, cpu, ret);
 
 	cppc_cpufreq_put_cpu_data(policy);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline u64 get_delta(u64 t1, u64 t0)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
index 907e22632fda..6532c4d71338 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
@@ -157,10 +157,9 @@ static int cpufreq_offline(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	clk_put(policy->clk);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver dt_cpufreq_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c b/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
index ab93bce8ae77..6e958b09e1b5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
@@ -360,14 +360,13 @@ static int eps_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int eps_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void eps_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
 
 	/* Bye */
 	kfree(eps_cpu[cpu]);
 	eps_cpu[cpu] = NULL;
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver eps_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 4b986c044741..7ce39cc4f30c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -2694,13 +2694,11 @@ static int intel_pstate_cpu_offline(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return intel_cpufreq_cpu_offline(policy);
 }
 
-static int intel_pstate_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void intel_pstate_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	pr_debug("CPU %d exiting\n", policy->cpu);
 
 	policy->fast_switch_possible = false;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __intel_pstate_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
@@ -3031,7 +3029,7 @@ pstate_exit:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int intel_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void intel_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct freq_qos_request *req;
 
@@ -3041,7 +3039,7 @@ static int intel_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	freq_qos_remove_request(req);
 	kfree(req);
 
-	return intel_pstate_cpu_exit(policy);
+	intel_pstate_cpu_exit(policy);
 }
 
 static int intel_cpufreq_suspend(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c
index 8d097dcddda4..8925e096d5b9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static int mtk_cpufreq_hw_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mtk_cpufreq_hw_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void mtk_cpufreq_hw_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct mtk_cpufreq_data *data = policy->driver_data;
 	struct resource *res = data->res;
@@ -270,8 +270,6 @@ static int mtk_cpufreq_hw_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	writel_relaxed(0x0, data->reg_bases[REG_FREQ_ENABLE]);
 	iounmap(base);
 	release_mem_region(res->start, resource_size(res));
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void mtk_cpufreq_register_em(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
index 518606adf14e..102cfaa3b7e5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
@@ -599,13 +599,11 @@ static int mtk_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mtk_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void mtk_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct mtk_cpu_dvfs_info *info = policy->driver_data;
 
 	dev_pm_opp_free_cpufreq_table(info->cpu_dev, &policy->freq_table);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver mtk_cpufreq_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c
index 895690856665..3458d5cc9b7f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c
@@ -135,11 +135,10 @@ static int omap_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int omap_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void omap_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	freq_table_free();
 	clk_put(policy->clk);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver omap_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/pasemi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pasemi-cpufreq.c
index 039a66bbe1be..ee925b53b6b9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/pasemi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/pasemi-cpufreq.c
@@ -204,21 +204,19 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int pas_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void pas_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	/*
 	 * We don't support CPU hotplug. Don't unmap after the system
 	 * has already made it to a running state.
 	 */
 	if (system_state >= SYSTEM_RUNNING)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	if (sdcasr_mapbase)
 		iounmap(sdcasr_mapbase);
 	if (sdcpwr_mapbase)
 		iounmap(sdcpwr_mapbase);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int pas_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
index 41eefef95d87..f0a4a6c31204 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ have_busfreq:
 }
 
 
-static int powernow_k6_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void powernow_k6_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
@@ -234,10 +234,9 @@ static int powernow_k6_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 			cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 			powernow_k6_target(policy, i);
 			cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
-			break;
+			return;
 		}
 	}
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static unsigned int powernow_k6_get(unsigned int cpu)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
index 5d515fc34836..4271446c8725 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static int powernow_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int powernow_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void powernow_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7_ACPI
 	if (acpi_processor_perf) {
@@ -655,7 +655,6 @@ static int powernow_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 #endif
 
 	kfree(powernow_table);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver powernow_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index b10f7a1b77f1..a01170f7d01c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -1089,13 +1089,13 @@ err_out:
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static int powernowk8_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
+static void powernowk8_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 {
 	struct powernow_k8_data *data = per_cpu(powernow_data, pol->cpu);
 	int cpu;
 
 	if (!data)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return;
 
 	powernow_k8_cpu_exit_acpi(data);
 
@@ -1104,8 +1104,6 @@ static int powernowk8_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 	/* pol->cpus will be empty here, use related_cpus instead. */
 	for_each_cpu(cpu, pol->related_cpus)
 		per_cpu(powernow_data, cpu) = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void query_values_on_cpu(void *_err)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
index fddbd1ea1635..50c62929f7ca 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ static int powernv_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int powernv_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void powernv_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct powernv_smp_call_data freq_data;
 	struct global_pstate_info *gpstates = policy->driver_data;
@@ -886,8 +886,6 @@ static int powernv_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		del_timer_sync(&gpstates->timer);
 
 	kfree(policy->driver_data);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int powernv_cpufreq_reboot_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
index 88afc49941b7..5ee4c7bfdcc5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
@@ -113,10 +113,9 @@ static int cbe_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cbe_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void cbe_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	cbe_cpufreq_pmi_policy_exit(policy);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int cbe_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
index ec8df5496a0c..370fe6a0104b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static int qcom_cpufreq_hw_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return qcom_cpufreq_hw_lmh_init(policy, index);
 }
 
-static int qcom_cpufreq_hw_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void qcom_cpufreq_hw_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct device *cpu_dev = get_cpu_device(policy->cpu);
 	struct qcom_cpufreq_data *data = policy->driver_data;
@@ -583,8 +583,6 @@ static int qcom_cpufreq_hw_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	qcom_cpufreq_hw_lmh_exit(data);
 	kfree(policy->freq_table);
 	kfree(data);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void qcom_cpufreq_ready(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c
index 0aecaecbb0e6..3519bf34d397 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ err_np:
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static int qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct cpu_data *data = policy->driver_data;
 
@@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ static int qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	kfree(data->table);
 	kfree(data);
 	policy->driver_data = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int qoriq_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
index b87fd127aa43..5892c73e129d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ out_free_priv:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int scmi_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void scmi_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct scmi_data *priv = policy->driver_data;
 
@@ -316,8 +316,6 @@ static int scmi_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	dev_pm_opp_remove_all_dynamic(priv->cpu_dev);
 	free_cpumask_var(priv->opp_shared_cpus);
 	kfree(priv);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void scmi_cpufreq_register_em(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
index d33be56983ed..8d73e6e8be2a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ out_free_opp:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int scpi_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void scpi_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct scpi_data *priv = policy->driver_data;
 
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ static int scpi_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	dev_pm_opp_free_cpufreq_table(priv->cpu_dev, &policy->freq_table);
 	dev_pm_opp_remove_all_dynamic(priv->cpu_dev);
 	kfree(priv);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver scpi_cpufreq_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
index b8704232c27b..aa74036d0420 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
@@ -135,14 +135,12 @@ static int sh_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sh_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void sh_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
 	struct clk *cpuclk = &per_cpu(sh_cpuclk, cpu);
 
 	clk_put(cpuclk);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver sh_cpufreq_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c
index 2783d3d55fce..8a0cd5312a59 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c
@@ -296,10 +296,9 @@ static int us2e_freq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int us2e_freq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void us2e_freq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	us2e_freq_target(policy, 0);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver cpufreq_us2e_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us3-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us3-cpufreq.c
index 6c3657679a88..b50f9d13e6d2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us3-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us3-cpufreq.c
@@ -140,10 +140,9 @@ static int us3_freq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int us3_freq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void us3_freq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	us3_freq_target(policy, 0);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver cpufreq_us3_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
index 75b10ecdb60f..0eb51fb73a80 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
@@ -400,16 +400,12 @@ static int centrino_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int centrino_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void centrino_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
 
-	if (!per_cpu(centrino_model, cpu))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	per_cpu(centrino_model, cpu) = NULL;
-
-	return 0;
+	if (per_cpu(centrino_model, cpu))
+		per_cpu(centrino_model, cpu) = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/tegra194-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/tegra194-cpufreq.c
index 59865ea455a8..07ea7ed61b68 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/tegra194-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/tegra194-cpufreq.c
@@ -551,14 +551,12 @@ static int tegra194_cpufreq_offline(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int tegra194_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void tegra194_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct device *cpu_dev = get_cpu_device(policy->cpu);
 
 	dev_pm_opp_remove_all_dynamic(cpu_dev);
 	dev_pm_opp_of_cpumask_remove_table(policy->related_cpus);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int tegra194_cpufreq_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/vexpress-spc-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/vexpress-spc-cpufreq.c
index 9ac4ea50b874..3fadf536c429 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/vexpress-spc-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/vexpress-spc-cpufreq.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static int ve_spc_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ve_spc_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void ve_spc_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct device *cpu_dev;
 
@@ -455,11 +455,10 @@ static int ve_spc_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	if (!cpu_dev) {
 		pr_err("%s: failed to get cpu%d device\n", __func__,
 		       policy->cpu);
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	put_cluster_clk_and_freq_table(cpu_dev, policy->related_cpus);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver ve_spc_cpufreq_driver = {
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 20f7e98ee8af..e3b3face9134 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ struct cpufreq_driver {
 
 	int		(*online)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 	int		(*offline)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
-	int		(*exit)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
+	void		(*exit)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 	int		(*suspend)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 	int		(*resume)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);