diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index ed56c6d20b08..53ae679c00f0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>       /* need_resched() */
+#include <linux/sort.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
 #include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
@@ -540,10 +541,37 @@ static void acpi_processor_power_verify_c3(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 	return;
 }
 
+static int acpi_cst_latency_cmp(const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+	const struct acpi_processor_cx *x = a, *y = b;
+
+	if (!(x->valid && y->valid))
+		return 0;
+	if (x->latency > y->latency)
+		return 1;
+	if (x->latency < y->latency)
+		return -1;
+	return 0;
+}
+static void acpi_cst_latency_swap(void *a, void *b, int n)
+{
+	struct acpi_processor_cx *x = a, *y = b;
+	u32 tmp;
+
+	if (!(x->valid && y->valid))
+		return;
+	tmp = x->latency;
+	x->latency = y->latency;
+	y->latency = tmp;
+}
+
 static int acpi_processor_power_verify(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	unsigned int working = 0;
+	unsigned int last_latency = 0;
+	unsigned int last_type = 0;
+	bool buggy_latency = false;
 
 	pr->power.timer_broadcast_on_state = INT_MAX;
 
@@ -567,12 +595,24 @@ static int acpi_processor_power_verify(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 		}
 		if (!cx->valid)
 			continue;
+		if (cx->type >= last_type && cx->latency < last_latency)
+			buggy_latency = true;
+		last_latency = cx->latency;
+		last_type = cx->type;
 
 		lapic_timer_check_state(i, pr, cx);
 		tsc_check_state(cx->type);
 		working++;
 	}
 
+	if (buggy_latency) {
+		pr_notice("FW issue: working around C-state latencies out of order\n");
+		sort(&pr->power.states[1], max_cstate,
+		     sizeof(struct acpi_processor_cx),
+		     acpi_cst_latency_cmp,
+		     acpi_cst_latency_swap);
+	}
+
 	lapic_timer_propagate_broadcast(pr);
 
 	return (working);