diff --git a/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/finalize.c b/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/finalize.c
index 76e3ef1125..33a4d435d3 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/finalize.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/finalize.c
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 #include <bootstate.h>
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <console/debug.h>
+#include <cpu/x86/mp.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/smm.h>
 #include <device/pci.h>
 #include <intelpch/lockdown.h>
+#include <soc/msr.h>
 #include <soc/pci_devs.h>
 #include <soc/pm.h>
 #include <soc/util.h>
+#include <smp/spinlock.h>
 
 #include "chip.h"
 
@@ -23,6 +26,32 @@ static void lock_pam0123(void)
 	pci_or_config32(dev, SAD_ALL_PAM0123_CSR, PAM_LOCK);
 }
 
+DECLARE_SPIN_LOCK(msr_ppin_lock);
+
+static void lock_msr_ppin_ctl(void *unused)
+{
+	msr_t msr;
+
+	msr = rdmsr(MSR_PLATFORM_INFO);
+	if ((msr.lo & MSR_PPIN_CAP) == 0)
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock(&msr_ppin_lock);
+
+	msr = rdmsr(MSR_PPIN_CTL);
+	if (msr.lo & MSR_PPIN_CTL_LOCK) {
+		spin_unlock(&msr_ppin_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Clear enable and lock it */
+	msr.lo &= ~MSR_PPIN_CTL_ENABLE;
+	msr.lo |= MSR_PPIN_CTL_LOCK;
+	wrmsr(MSR_PPIN_CTL, msr);
+
+	spin_unlock(&msr_ppin_lock);
+}
+
 static void soc_finalize(void *unused)
 {
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Finalizing chipset.\n");
@@ -43,6 +72,14 @@ static void soc_finalize(void *unused)
 	apm_control(APM_CNT_FINALIZE);
 	lock_pam0123();
 
+	if (CONFIG_MAX_SOCKET > 1) {
+		/* This MSR is package scope but run for all cpus for code simplicity */
+		if (mp_run_on_all_cpus(&lock_msr_ppin_ctl, NULL) != CB_SUCCESS)
+			printk(BIOS_ERR, "Lock PPIN CTL MSR failed\n");
+	} else {
+		lock_msr_ppin_ctl(NULL);
+	}
+
 	post_code(POST_OS_BOOT);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/util.c b/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/util.c
index 0c8e63a640..525efc5add 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/util.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/util.c
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ msr_t read_msr_ppin(void)
 		wrmsr(MSR_PPIN_CTL, msr);
 	}
 	ppin = rdmsr(MSR_PPIN);
-	/* Set enable to 0 after reading MSR_PPIN */
-	msr.lo &= ~MSR_PPIN_CTL_ENABLE;
-	wrmsr(MSR_PPIN_CTL, msr);
 	return ppin;
 }