diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 8e23a698ce04..e771e8b4f99f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -2677,6 +2677,8 @@ static struct acpi_platform_list plat_info[] __initdata = {
 	{ } /* End */
 };
 
+#define BITMASK_OOB	(BIT(8) | BIT(18))
+
 static bool __init intel_pstate_platform_pwr_mgmt_exists(void)
 {
 	const struct x86_cpu_id *id;
@@ -2686,8 +2688,9 @@ static bool __init intel_pstate_platform_pwr_mgmt_exists(void)
 	id = x86_match_cpu(intel_pstate_cpu_oob_ids);
 	if (id) {
 		rdmsrl(MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT, misc_pwr);
-		if (misc_pwr & (1 << 8)) {
-			pr_debug("Bit 8 in the MISC_PWR_MGMT MSR set\n");
+		if (misc_pwr & BITMASK_OOB) {
+			pr_debug("Bit 8 or 18 in the MISC_PWR_MGMT MSR set\n");
+			pr_debug("P states are controlled in Out of Band mode by the firmware/hardware\n");
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index c149d9e20dfd..87197319ab06 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -186,9 +186,10 @@ int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 	 * be frozen safely.
 	 */
 	index = find_deepest_state(drv, dev, U64_MAX, 0, true);
-	if (index > 0)
+	if (index > 0) {
 		enter_s2idle_proper(drv, dev, index);
-
+		local_irq_enable();
+	}
 	return index;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SUSPEND */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 05deb81bb3e3..1ae95b9150d3 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ void __cpuidle default_idle_call(void)
 	}
 }
 
+static int call_cpuidle_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
+			       struct cpuidle_device *dev)
+{
+	if (current_clr_polling_and_test())
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	return cpuidle_enter_s2idle(drv, dev);
+}
+
 static int call_cpuidle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 		      int next_state)
 {
@@ -171,11 +180,9 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
 		if (idle_should_enter_s2idle()) {
 			rcu_idle_enter();
 
-			entered_state = cpuidle_enter_s2idle(drv, dev);
-			if (entered_state > 0) {
-				local_irq_enable();
+			entered_state = call_cpuidle_s2idle(drv, dev);
+			if (entered_state > 0)
 				goto exit_idle;
-			}
 
 			rcu_idle_exit();