diff --git a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec_commands.h b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec_commands.h
index aa63aa766d..ee889b727b 100644
--- a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec_commands.h
+++ b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec_commands.h
@@ -3785,7 +3785,8 @@ enum ec_reboot_cmd {
 	/* (command 3 was jump to RW-B) */
 	EC_REBOOT_COLD = 4,          /* Cold-reboot */
 	EC_REBOOT_DISABLE_JUMP = 5,  /* Disable jump until next reboot */
-	EC_REBOOT_HIBERNATE = 6      /* Hibernate EC */
+	EC_REBOOT_HIBERNATE = 6,     /* Hibernate EC */
+	EC_REBOOT_HIBERNATE_CLEAR_AP_OFF = 7, /* and clears AP_OFF flag */
 };
 
 /* Flags for ec_params_reboot_ec.reboot_flags */
diff --git a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/cr50_enable_update.c b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/cr50_enable_update.c
index 7e8806e2d7..b5e4b6cc67 100644
--- a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/cr50_enable_update.c
+++ b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/cr50_enable_update.c
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ static void enable_update(void *unused)
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_POWER_OFF_ON_CR50_UPDATE)) {
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC)) {
-			printk(BIOS_INFO, "Hibernating EC.\n");
-			google_chromeec_reboot(0, EC_REBOOT_HIBERNATE,
-				EC_REBOOT_FLAG_ON_AP_SHUTDOWN);
+			printk(BIOS_INFO, "Hibernating EC. Clearing AP_OFF.\n");
+			google_chromeec_reboot(0,
+					       EC_REBOOT_HIBERNATE_CLEAR_AP_OFF,
+					       EC_REBOOT_FLAG_ON_AP_SHUTDOWN);
 		}
 		poweroff();
 	}