diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
index 562f2e4b18c5..3ece8c09ecd9 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
@@ -340,8 +340,14 @@ struct osnoise_top_params *osnoise_top_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!params)
 		exit(1);
 
-	if (strcmp(argv[0], "hwnoise") == 0)
+	if (strcmp(argv[0], "hwnoise") == 0) {
 		params->mode = MODE_HWNOISE;
+		/*
+		 * Reduce CPU usage for 75% to avoid killing the system.
+		 */
+		params->runtime = 750000;
+		params->period = 1000000;
+	}
 
 	while (1) {
 		static struct option long_options[] = {