diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
index a5e5484988fd..caf2edccbad2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
@@ -64,6 +64,21 @@ void acpi_processor_power_init_bm_check(struct acpi_processor_flags *flags,
 		    c->x86_stepping >= 0x0e))
 			flags->bm_check = 1;
 	}
+
+	if (c->x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_ZHAOXIN) {
+		/*
+		 * All Zhaoxin CPUs that support C3 share cache.
+		 * And caches should not be flushed by software while
+		 * entering C3 type state.
+		 */
+		flags->bm_check = 1;
+		/*
+		 * On all recent Zhaoxin platforms, ARB_DISABLE is a nop.
+		 * So, set bm_control to zero to indicate that ARB_DISABLE
+		 * is not required while entering C3 type state.
+		 */
+		flags->bm_control = 0;
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_processor_power_init_bm_check);