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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index dc8ca8ea78c..8040b752ee4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -582,9 +582,17 @@ int mwait_usable(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
{
u32 eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
+ /* Use mwait if idle=mwait boot option is given */
if (boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_FORCE_MWAIT)
return 1;
+ /*
+ * Any idle= boot option other than idle=mwait means that we must not
+ * use mwait. Eg: idle=halt or idle=poll or idle=nomwait
+ */
+ if (boot_option_idle_override != IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE)
+ return 0;
+
if (c->cpuid_level < MWAIT_INFO)
return 0;