diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c b/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
index 7a223074df3d4338ede8ad0192ce12d0dcb0c1ce..afada655f86198366b88b0d379a4bb79c8095bbb 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
@@ -669,9 +669,16 @@ static struct thermal_cooling_device_ops powerclamp_cooling_ops = {
 	.set_cur_state = powerclamp_set_cur_state,
 };
 
+static const struct x86_cpu_id __initconst intel_powerclamp_ids[] = {
+	{ X86_VENDOR_INTEL, X86_FAMILY_ANY, X86_MODEL_ANY, X86_FEATURE_MWAIT },
+	{}
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(x86cpu, intel_powerclamp_ids);
+
 static int __init powerclamp_probe(void)
 {
-	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT)) {
+
+	if (!x86_match_cpu(intel_powerclamp_ids)) {
 		pr_err("CPU does not support MWAIT");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}