diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index 797ed29a36ea..920232ffb282 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -688,6 +688,9 @@ static int intel_idle_cpu_init(int cpu)
 	if (icpu->auto_demotion_disable_flags)
 		smp_call_function_single(cpu, auto_demotion_disable, NULL, 1);
 
+	if (icpu->disable_promotion_to_c1e)
+		smp_call_function_single(cpu, c1e_promotion_disable, NULL, 1);
+
 	return 0;
 }