diff --git a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
index 07f1a8849a6f2f26b70d147bfd5516c011546597..34e2c3a1791cf1af2edb42af4d663a15a420ba01 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
@@ -1796,7 +1796,7 @@ static void set_fact_for_cpu(int cpu, void *arg1, void *arg2, void *arg3,
 		goto disp_results;
 	}
 
-	if (auto_mode && status) {
+	if (status) {
 		ret = isst_pm_qos_config(cpu, 1, 1);
 		if (ret)
 			goto disp_results;