diff --git a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig
index a9774dc191..2d8838a497 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig
@@ -342,4 +342,12 @@ config CPU_BCLK_MHZ
 	int
 	default 100
 
+config APL_SKIP_SET_POWER_LIMITS
+	bool
+	default n
+	help
+	  Some Apollo Lake mainboards do not need the Running Average Power
+	  Limits (RAPL) algorithm for a constant power management.
+	  Set this config option to skip the RAPL configuration.
+
 endif
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/chip.c b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/chip.c
index f72173da8c..ec4662c7a8 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/chip.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/chip.c
@@ -223,6 +223,11 @@ static void set_power_limits(void)
 	uint32_t tdp, min_power, max_power;
 	uint32_t pl2_val;
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_APL_SKIP_SET_POWER_LIMITS)) {
+		printk(BIOS_INFO, "Skip the RAPL settings.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!dev || !dev->chip_info) {
 		printk(BIOS_ERR, "BUG! Could not find SOC devicetree config\n");
 		return;