diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 4b906bb527e8..d94794bc269e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -565,7 +565,8 @@ static int acpi_idle_play_dead(struct cpuidle_device *dev, int index)
 {
 	struct acpi_processor_cx *cx = per_cpu(acpi_cstate[index], dev->cpu);
 
-	ACPI_FLUSH_CPU_CACHE();
+	if (cx->type == ACPI_STATE_C3)
+		ACPI_FLUSH_CPU_CACHE();
 
 	while (1) {