diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
index fda8f86c90e0..9f42524074a9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ static int cppc_state = AMD_PSTATE_UNDEFINED;
 static bool cppc_enabled;
 static bool amd_pstate_prefcore = true;
 static struct quirk_entry *quirks;
+struct amd_pstate_global_params amd_pstate_global_params;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(amd_pstate_global_params);
 
 /*
  * AMD Energy Preference Performance (EPP)
@@ -696,7 +698,7 @@ static int amd_pstate_set_boost(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, int state)
 
 	if (!cpudata->boost_supported) {
 		pr_err("Boost mode is not supported by this processor or SBIOS\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	if (state)
@@ -714,18 +716,38 @@ static int amd_pstate_set_boost(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, int state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void amd_pstate_boost_init(struct amd_cpudata *cpudata)
+static int amd_pstate_boost_set(struct amd_cpudata *cpudata)
 {
-	u32 highest_perf, nominal_perf;
+	u64 boost_val;
+	int ret = -1;
 
-	highest_perf = READ_ONCE(cpudata->highest_perf);
-	nominal_perf = READ_ONCE(cpudata->nominal_perf);
+	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_CPB)) {
+		pr_debug_once("Boost CPB capabilities not present in the processor\n");
+		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		goto exit_err;
+	}
 
-	if (highest_perf <= nominal_perf)
-		return;
+	ret = rdmsrl_on_cpu(cpudata->cpu, MSR_K7_HWCR, &boost_val);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err_once("failed to read initial CPU boost state!\n");
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto exit_err;
+	}
+
+	amd_pstate_global_params.cpb_supported = !(boost_val & MSR_K7_HWCR_CPB_DIS);
+	if (amd_pstate_global_params.cpb_supported) {
+		current_pstate_driver->boost_enabled = true;
+		WRITE_ONCE(cpudata->boost_supported, true);
+	}
 
-	cpudata->boost_supported = true;
-	current_pstate_driver->boost_enabled = true;
+	amd_pstate_global_params.cpb_boost = amd_pstate_global_params.cpb_supported;
+	return 0;
+
+exit_err:
+	WRITE_ONCE(cpudata->boost_supported, false);
+	current_pstate_driver->boost_enabled = false;
+	amd_pstate_global_params.cpb_boost = false;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void amd_perf_ctl_reset(unsigned int cpu)
@@ -1007,7 +1029,6 @@ static int amd_pstate_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	policy->driver_data = cpudata;
 
-	amd_pstate_boost_init(cpudata);
 	if (!current_pstate_driver->adjust_perf)
 		current_pstate_driver->adjust_perf = amd_pstate_adjust_perf;
 
@@ -1389,6 +1410,21 @@ static bool amd_pstate_acpi_pm_profile_undefined(void)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static int amd_pstate_init_boost(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	struct amd_cpudata *cpudata = policy->driver_data;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* initialize cpu cores boot state */
+	ret = amd_pstate_boost_set(cpudata);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	policy->boost_enabled = READ_ONCE(cpudata->boost_supported);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	int min_freq, max_freq, nominal_freq, ret;
@@ -1467,7 +1503,6 @@ static int amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 			return ret;
 		WRITE_ONCE(cpudata->cppc_cap1_cached, value);
 	}
-	amd_pstate_boost_init(cpudata);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1706,6 +1741,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver amd_pstate_driver = {
 	.exit		= amd_pstate_cpu_exit,
 	.suspend	= amd_pstate_cpu_suspend,
 	.resume		= amd_pstate_cpu_resume,
+	.init_boost	= amd_pstate_init_boost,
 	.set_boost	= amd_pstate_set_boost,
 	.update_limits	= amd_pstate_update_limits,
 	.name		= "amd-pstate",
@@ -1723,6 +1759,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver amd_pstate_epp_driver = {
 	.suspend	= amd_pstate_epp_suspend,
 	.resume		= amd_pstate_epp_resume,
 	.update_limits	= amd_pstate_update_limits,
+	.init_boost	= amd_pstate_init_boost,
 	.name		= "amd-pstate-epp",
 	.attr		= amd_pstate_epp_attr,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
index e6a28e7f4dbf..0b75a6267fca 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.h
@@ -101,4 +101,17 @@ struct amd_cpudata {
 	bool	suspended;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct amd_pstate_global_params - Global parameters, mostly tunable via sysfs.
+ * @cpb_boost:		Whether or not to use boost CPU P-states.
+ * @cpb_supported:	Whether or not CPU boost P-states are available
+ *			based on the MSR_K7_HWCR bit[25] state
+ */
+struct amd_pstate_global_params {
+	bool cpb_boost;
+	bool cpb_supported;
+};
+
+extern struct amd_pstate_global_params amd_pstate_global_params;
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_AMD_PSTATE_H */
