diff --git a/pandas/core/arrays/datetimelike.py b/pandas/core/arrays/datetimelike.py
index b18239f73afb72..b51211cf995cef 100644
--- a/pandas/core/arrays/datetimelike.py
+++ b/pandas/core/arrays/datetimelike.py
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ def take(
 
         if isinstance(maybe_slice, slice):
             freq = self._get_getitem_freq(maybe_slice)
-            result.freq = freq
+            result._freq = freq
 
         return result