diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi.h
index c8a7fc23f63c..f896eed4516c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi.h
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 #include <asm/x86_init.h>
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 #include <asm/irq_vectors.h>
+#include <asm/xen/hypervisor.h>
+
+#include <xen/xen.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_APEI
 # include <asm/pgtable_types.h>
@@ -127,6 +130,17 @@ static inline void arch_acpi_set_proc_cap_bits(u32 *cap)
 	if (!cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_MWAIT) ||
 	    boot_option_idle_override == IDLE_NOMWAIT)
 		*cap &= ~(ACPI_PROC_CAP_C_C1_FFH | ACPI_PROC_CAP_C_C2C3_FFH);
+
+	if (xen_initial_domain()) {
+		/*
+		 * When Linux is running as Xen dom0, the hypervisor is the
+		 * entity in charge of the processor power management, and so
+		 * Xen needs to check the OS capabilities reported in the
+		 * processor capabilities buffer matches what the hypervisor
+		 * driver supports.
+		 */
+		xen_sanitize_proc_cap_bits(cap);
+	}
 }
 
 static inline bool acpi_has_cpu_in_madt(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/hypervisor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/hypervisor.h
index 7048dfacc04b..a9088250770f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/hypervisor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/hypervisor.h
@@ -100,4 +100,13 @@ static inline void leave_lazy(enum xen_lazy_mode mode)
 
 enum xen_lazy_mode xen_get_lazy_mode(void);
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_XEN_DOM0) && defined(CONFIG_ACPI)
+void xen_sanitize_proc_cap_bits(uint32_t *buf);
+#else
+static inline void xen_sanitize_proc_cap_bits(uint32_t *buf)
+{
+	BUG();
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_XEN_HYPERVISOR_H */
diff --git a/drivers/xen/pcpu.c b/drivers/xen/pcpu.c
index b3e3d1bb37f3..508655273145 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/pcpu.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/pcpu.c
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 #include <asm/xen/hypervisor.h>
 #include <asm/xen/hypercall.h>
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
+#include <acpi/processor.h>
+#endif
 
 /*
  * @cpu_id: Xen physical cpu logic number
@@ -400,4 +403,23 @@ bool __init xen_processor_present(uint32_t acpi_id)
 
 	return online;
 }
+
+void xen_sanitize_proc_cap_bits(uint32_t *cap)
+{
+	struct xen_platform_op op = {
+		.cmd			= XENPF_set_processor_pminfo,
+		.u.set_pminfo.id	= -1,
+		.u.set_pminfo.type	= XEN_PM_PDC,
+	};
+	u32 buf[3] = { ACPI_PDC_REVISION_ID, 1, *cap };
+	int ret;
+
+	set_xen_guest_handle(op.u.set_pminfo.pdc, buf);
+	ret = HYPERVISOR_platform_op(&op);
+	if (ret)
+		pr_err("sanitize of _PDC buffer bits from Xen failed: %d\n",
+		       ret);
+	else
+		*cap = buf[2];
+}
 #endif