diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
index abd706b216ac..6096d7abf80d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x-core.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ static void etm4_init_arch_data(void *info)
 	 * LPOVERRIDE, bit[23] implementation supports
 	 * low-power state override
 	 */
-	if (BMVAL(etmidr5, 23, 23))
+	if (BMVAL(etmidr5, 23, 23) && (!drvdata->skip_power_up))
 		drvdata->lpoverride = true;
 	else
 		drvdata->lpoverride = false;