diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c b/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
index 49f68929e024..c25658b26598 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/exynos-bus.c
@@ -436,7 +436,8 @@ static int exynos_bus_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ondemand_data->downdifferential = 5;
 
 	/* Add devfreq device to monitor and handle the exynos bus */
-	bus->devfreq = devm_devfreq_add_device(dev, profile, "simple_ondemand",
+	bus->devfreq = devm_devfreq_add_device(dev, profile,
+						DEVFREQ_GOV_SIMPLE_ONDEMAND,
 						ondemand_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(bus->devfreq)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to add devfreq device\n");
@@ -488,7 +489,7 @@ static int exynos_bus_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	passive_data->parent = parent_devfreq;
 
 	/* Add devfreq device for exynos bus with passive governor */
-	bus->devfreq = devm_devfreq_add_device(dev, profile, "passive",
+	bus->devfreq = devm_devfreq_add_device(dev, profile, DEVFREQ_GOV_PASSIVE,
 						passive_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(bus->devfreq)) {
 		dev_err(dev,
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
index 673ad8cc9a1d..3bc29acbd54e 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_passive.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static int devfreq_passive_event_handler(struct devfreq *devfreq,
 }
 
 static struct devfreq_governor devfreq_passive = {
-	.name = "passive",
+	.name = DEVFREQ_GOV_PASSIVE,
 	.immutable = 1,
 	.get_target_freq = devfreq_passive_get_target_freq,
 	.event_handler = devfreq_passive_event_handler,
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor_performance.c b/drivers/devfreq/governor_performance.c
index c72f942f30a8..4d23ecfbd948 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/governor_performance.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_performance.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static int devfreq_performance_handler(struct devfreq *devfreq,
 }
 
 static struct devfreq_governor devfreq_performance = {
-	.name = "performance",
+	.name = DEVFREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE,
 	.get_target_freq = devfreq_performance_func,
 	.event_handler = devfreq_performance_handler,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor_powersave.c b/drivers/devfreq/governor_powersave.c
index 0c6bed567e6d..0c42f23249ef 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/governor_powersave.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_powersave.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int devfreq_powersave_handler(struct devfreq *devfreq,
 }
 
 static struct devfreq_governor devfreq_powersave = {
-	.name = "powersave",
+	.name = DEVFREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE,
 	.get_target_freq = devfreq_powersave_func,
 	.event_handler = devfreq_powersave_handler,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor_simpleondemand.c b/drivers/devfreq/governor_simpleondemand.c
index ae72ba5e78df..28e0f2de7100 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/governor_simpleondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_simpleondemand.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static int devfreq_simple_ondemand_handler(struct devfreq *devfreq,
 }
 
 static struct devfreq_governor devfreq_simple_ondemand = {
-	.name = "simple_ondemand",
+	.name = DEVFREQ_GOV_SIMPLE_ONDEMAND,
 	.get_target_freq = devfreq_simple_ondemand_func,
 	.event_handler = devfreq_simple_ondemand_handler,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor_userspace.c b/drivers/devfreq/governor_userspace.c
index 77028c27593c..080607c3f34d 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/governor_userspace.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor_userspace.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static ssize_t show_freq(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 static const struct attribute_group dev_attr_group = {
-	.name	= "userspace",
+	.name	= DEVFREQ_GOV_USERSPACE,
 	.attrs	= dev_entries,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c b/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c
index 1b89ebbad02c..5dfbfa3cc878 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static int rk3399_dmcfreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	data->devfreq = devm_devfreq_add_device(dev,
 					   &rk3399_devfreq_dmc_profile,
-					   "simple_ondemand",
+					   DEVFREQ_GOV_SIMPLE_ONDEMAND,
 					   &data->ondemand_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(data->devfreq))
 		return PTR_ERR(data->devfreq);
diff --git a/include/linux/devfreq.h b/include/linux/devfreq.h
index 597294e0cc40..a3ad2074bebe 100644
--- a/include/linux/devfreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/devfreq.h
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
 
 #define DEVFREQ_NAME_LEN 16
 
+/* DEVFREQ governor name */
+#define DEVFREQ_GOV_SIMPLE_ONDEMAND	"simple_ondemand"
+#define DEVFREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE		"performance"
+#define DEVFREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE		"powersave"
+#define DEVFREQ_GOV_USERSPACE		"userspace"
+#define DEVFREQ_GOV_PASSIVE		"passive"
+
 /* DEVFREQ notifier interface */
 #define DEVFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER	(0)
 
