diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index ab893a211746..8749b4a14447 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -2411,6 +2411,9 @@ static void intel_pstate_update_util(struct update_util_data *data, u64 time,
 static void intel_pstate_update_util_hwp_vlp(struct update_util_data *data,
 					     u64 time, unsigned int flags)
 {
+	if ((vlp_params.debug & 16))
+		return;
+
 	struct cpudata *cpu = container_of(data, struct cpudata, update_util);
 
 	if (update_vlp_sample(cpu, time, flags)) {