diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 70bf63bb4e0e122db720b21f5dadd7eb6f9a0d86..352d5b2d5b58623cad35c966542c8bff4be36fa9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -1794,6 +1794,12 @@ static const struct x86_cpu_id intel_pstate_cpu_ee_disable_ids[] = {
 	{}
 };
 
+static const struct x86_cpu_id intel_pstate_hwp_boost_ids[] = {
+	ICPU(INTEL_FAM6_SKYLAKE_X, core_funcs),
+	ICPU(INTEL_FAM6_SKYLAKE_DESKTOP, core_funcs),
+	{}
+};
+
 static int intel_pstate_init_cpu(unsigned int cpunum)
 {
 	struct cpudata *cpu;
@@ -1824,6 +1830,10 @@ static int intel_pstate_init_cpu(unsigned int cpunum)
 			intel_pstate_disable_ee(cpunum);
 
 		intel_pstate_hwp_enable(cpu);
+
+		id = x86_match_cpu(intel_pstate_hwp_boost_ids);
+		if (id)
+			hwp_boost = true;
 	}
 
 	intel_pstate_get_cpu_pstates(cpu);