diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 336b5e94cbc8..0252903f1b43 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ static int cpufreq_init_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Platform doesn't want dynamic frequency switching ? */
-	if (policy->governor->dynamic_switching &&
+	if (policy->governor->flags & CPUFREQ_GOV_DYNAMIC_SWITCHING &&
 	    cpufreq_driver->flags & CPUFREQ_NO_AUTO_DYNAMIC_SWITCHING) {
 		struct cpufreq_governor *gov = cpufreq_fallback_governor();
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
index c56773c25757..bab8e6140377 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void cpufreq_dbs_governor_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 #define CPUFREQ_DBS_GOVERNOR_INITIALIZER(_name_)			\
 	{								\
 		.name = _name_,						\
-		.dynamic_switching = true,				\
+		.flags = CPUFREQ_GOV_DYNAMIC_SWITCHING,			\
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,					\
 		.init = cpufreq_dbs_governor_init,			\
 		.exit = cpufreq_dbs_governor_exit,			\
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 1eaa04f1bae6..9bdfcf3c4748 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -570,12 +570,17 @@ struct cpufreq_governor {
 					 char *buf);
 	int	(*store_setspeed)	(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 					 unsigned int freq);
-	/* For governors which change frequency dynamically by themselves */
-	bool			dynamic_switching;
 	struct list_head	governor_list;
 	struct module		*owner;
+	u8			flags;
 };
 
+/* Governor flags */
+
+/* For governors which change frequency dynamically by themselves */
+#define CPUFREQ_GOV_DYNAMIC_SWITCHING	BIT(0)
+
+
 /* Pass a target to the cpufreq driver */
 unsigned int cpufreq_driver_fast_switch(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 					unsigned int target_freq);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
index d73bccde2720..97d318b0cd0c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ static void sugov_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 struct cpufreq_governor schedutil_gov = {
 	.name			= "schedutil",
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
-	.dynamic_switching	= true,
+	.flags			= CPUFREQ_GOV_DYNAMIC_SWITCHING,
 	.init			= sugov_init,
 	.exit			= sugov_exit,
 	.start			= sugov_start,