diff --git a/src/soc/intel/skylake/cpu.c b/src/soc/intel/skylake/cpu.c
index d386d1f957..3a499ce1e7 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/skylake/cpu.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/skylake/cpu.c
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ static void configure_misc(void)
 	msr.hi = 0;
 	wrmsr(IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_INTERRUPT, msr);
 
-	/* Enable PROCHOT */
 	msr = rdmsr(MSR_POWER_CTL);
 	msr.lo |= (1 << 0);	/* Enable Bi-directional PROCHOT as an input*/
+	msr.lo &= ~POWER_CTL_C1E_MASK;	/* Disable C1E */
 	msr.lo |= (1 << 23);	/* Lock it */
 	wrmsr(MSR_POWER_CTL, msr);
 }