diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/therm_throt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/therm_throt.c
index d01e0da0163a..b38010b541d6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/therm_throt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/therm_throt.c
@@ -195,17 +195,24 @@ static const struct attribute_group thermal_attr_group = {
 #define THERM_THROT_POLL_INTERVAL	HZ
 #define THERM_STATUS_PROCHOT_LOG	BIT(1)
 
+#define THERM_STATUS_CLEAR_CORE_MASK (BIT(1) | BIT(3) | BIT(5) | BIT(7) | BIT(9) | BIT(11) | BIT(13) | BIT(15))
+#define THERM_STATUS_CLEAR_PKG_MASK  (BIT(1) | BIT(3) | BIT(5) | BIT(7) | BIT(9) | BIT(11))
+
 static void clear_therm_status_log(int level)
 {
 	int msr;
-	u64 msr_val;
+	u64 mask, msr_val;
 
-	if (level == CORE_LEVEL)
-		msr = MSR_IA32_THERM_STATUS;
-	else
-		msr = MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS;
+	if (level == CORE_LEVEL) {
+		msr  = MSR_IA32_THERM_STATUS;
+		mask = THERM_STATUS_CLEAR_CORE_MASK;
+	} else {
+		msr  = MSR_IA32_PACKAGE_THERM_STATUS;
+		mask = THERM_STATUS_CLEAR_PKG_MASK;
+	}
 
 	rdmsrl(msr, msr_val);
+	msr_val &= mask;
 	wrmsrl(msr, msr_val & ~THERM_STATUS_PROCHOT_LOG);
 }