diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c
index 3e769ec5a4..44f7f6d82c 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c
@@ -3202,7 +3202,14 @@ void final_registers(ramctr_timing * ctrl)
 
 	write32(DEFAULT_MCHBAR + 0x400c, (read32(DEFAULT_MCHBAR + 0x400c) & 0xFFFFCFFF) | 0x1000);	// OK
 	write32(DEFAULT_MCHBAR + 0x440c, (read32(DEFAULT_MCHBAR + 0x440c) & 0xFFFFCFFF) | 0x1000);	// OK
-	write32(DEFAULT_MCHBAR + 0x4cb0, 0x00000740);
+
+	if (ctrl->mobile)
+		/* APD - DLL Off, 64 DCLKs until idle, decision per rank */
+		MCHBAR32(PM_PDWN_Config) = 0x00000740;
+	else
+		/* APD - PPD, 64 DCLKs until idle, decision per rank */
+		MCHBAR32(PM_PDWN_Config) = 0x00000340;
+
 	write32(DEFAULT_MCHBAR + 0x4380, 0x00000aaa);	// OK
 	write32(DEFAULT_MCHBAR + 0x4780, 0x00000aaa);	// OK
 	write32(DEFAULT_MCHBAR + 0x4f88, 0x5f7003ff);	// OK
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.h b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.h
index 1f32dcddc4..28849e737a 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.h
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.h
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ typedef struct ramctr_timing_st {
 #define MAKE_ERR ((channel<<16)|(slotrank<<8)|1)
 #define GET_ERR_CHANNEL(x) (x>>16)
 
-#define MC_BIOS_REQ 0x5e00
-#define MC_BIOS_DATA 0x5e04
+#define MC_BIOS_REQ		0x5e00
+#define MC_BIOS_DATA		0x5e04
+#define PM_PDWN_Config		0x4cb0
 
 u8 get_CWL(u32 tCK);
 void dram_mrscommands(ramctr_timing * ctrl);