diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index 1bba99747f5b..5d3a04ba6ad2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -603,5 +603,9 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION ("'cpufreq_conservative' - A dynamic cpufreq governor for "
 		"optimised for use in a battery environment");
 MODULE_LICENSE ("GPL");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
+fs_initcall(cpufreq_gov_dbs_init);
+#else
 module_init(cpufreq_gov_dbs_init);
+#endif
 module_exit(cpufreq_gov_dbs_exit);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 369f44595150..d2af20dda382 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -610,6 +610,9 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("'cpufreq_ondemand' - A dynamic cpufreq governor for "
                    "Low Latency Frequency Transition capable processors");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND
+fs_initcall(cpufreq_gov_dbs_init);
+#else
 module_init(cpufreq_gov_dbs_init);
+#endif
 module_exit(cpufreq_gov_dbs_exit);
-
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
index 51bedab6c808..f8cdde4bf6cd 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
@@ -231,5 +231,9 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR ("Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de>, Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION ("CPUfreq policy governor 'userspace'");
 MODULE_LICENSE ("GPL");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE
 fs_initcall(cpufreq_gov_userspace_init);
+#else
+module_init(cpufreq_gov_userspace_init);
+#endif
 module_exit(cpufreq_gov_userspace_exit);