diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
index db4fbd8d1e065..80eaa58f1405e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ static void amd_pstate_update(struct amd_cpudata *cpudata, u32 min_perf,
 	unsigned long max_freq;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpudata->cpu);
 	u64 prev = READ_ONCE(cpudata->cppc_req_cached);
+	u32 nominal_perf = READ_ONCE(cpudata->nominal_perf);
 	u64 value = prev;
 
 	min_perf = clamp_t(unsigned long, min_perf, cpudata->min_limit_perf,
@@ -536,6 +537,10 @@ static void amd_pstate_update(struct amd_cpudata *cpudata, u32 min_perf,
 	value &= ~AMD_CPPC_DES_PERF(~0L);
 	value |= AMD_CPPC_DES_PERF(des_perf);
 
+	/* limit the max perf when core performance boost feature is disabled */
+	if (!cpudata->boost_supported)
+		max_perf = min_t(unsigned long, nominal_perf, max_perf);
+
 	value &= ~AMD_CPPC_MAX_PERF(~0L);
 	value |= AMD_CPPC_MAX_PERF(max_perf);