diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
index ace7d50cf2ac..d844c6f97caf 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
@@ -424,12 +424,22 @@ static void amd_pstate_boost_init(struct amd_cpudata *cpudata)
 	amd_pstate_driver.boost_enabled = true;
 }
 
+static void amd_perf_ctl_reset(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	wrmsrl_on_cpu(cpu, MSR_AMD_PERF_CTL, 0);
+}
+
 static int amd_pstate_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	int min_freq, max_freq, nominal_freq, lowest_nonlinear_freq, ret;
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct amd_cpudata *cpudata;
 
+	/*
+	 * Resetting PERF_CTL_MSR will put the CPU in P0 frequency,
+	 * which is ideal for initialization process.
+	 */
+	amd_perf_ctl_reset(policy->cpu);
 	dev = get_cpu_device(policy->cpu);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENODEV;