diff --git a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/ramstage.h b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/ramstage.h
index d1fe0f1d15..ff0397c641 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/ramstage.h
+++ b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/ramstage.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 /* The baytrail_init_pre_device() function is called prior to device
  * initialization, but it's after console and cbmem has been reinitialized. */
 void baytrail_init_pre_device(void);
+void set_max_freq(void);
 
 extern struct pci_operations soc_pci_ops;
 
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/romstage.h b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/romstage.h
index 4918a02cf4..43c60eccc7 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/romstage.h
+++ b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/baytrail/romstage.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void raminit(struct mrc_params *mp, int prev_sleep_state);
 void gfx_init(void);
 void tco_disable(void);
 void punit_init(void);
+void set_max_freq(void);
 
 #if CONFIG_ENABLE_BUILTIN_COM1
 void byt_config_com1_and_enable(void);
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/romstage/romstage.c b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/romstage/romstage.c
index 6e965bc3cd..00350190ba 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/romstage/romstage.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/romstage/romstage.c
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ void romstage_common(struct romstage_params *params)
 
 	console_init();
 
+	set_max_freq();
+
 	punit_init();
 
 	gfx_init();
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/tsc_freq.c b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/tsc_freq.c
index e0b2b7e908..0cf7273b74 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/tsc_freq.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/tsc_freq.c
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 #include <cpu/x86/msr.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/tsc.h>
 #include <baytrail/msr.h>
+#if !defined(__PRE_RAM__)
+#include <baytrail/ramstage.h>
+#else
+#include <baytrail/romstage.h>
+#endif
+
 
 #define BCLK 100 /* 100 MHz */
 unsigned long tsc_freq_mhz(void)
@@ -30,3 +36,26 @@ unsigned long tsc_freq_mhz(void)
 	platform_info = rdmsr(MSR_PLATFORM_INFO);
 	return BCLK * ((platform_info.lo >> 8) & 0xff);
 }
+
+void set_max_freq(void)
+{
+	msr_t perf_ctl;
+	msr_t msr;
+
+	/* Enable speed step. */
+	msr = rdmsr(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLES);
+	msr.lo |= (1 << 16);
+	wrmsr(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLES, msr);
+
+	/* Set guranteed ratio [21:16] from IACORE_RATIOS to bits [15:8] of
+	* the PERF_CTL. */
+	msr = rdmsr(MSR_IACORE_RATIOS);
+	perf_ctl.lo = (msr.lo & 0x3f0000) >> 8;
+	/* Set guranteed vid [21:16] from IACORE_VIDS to bits [7:0] of
+	* the PERF_CTL. */
+	msr = rdmsr(MSR_IACORE_VIDS);
+	perf_ctl.lo |= (msr.lo & 0x7f0000) >> 16;
+	perf_ctl.hi = 0;
+
+	wrmsr(MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL, perf_ctl);
+}