diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-clamshell.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-clamshell.dtsi
index 9682d4dd7496..1bae90705746 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-clamshell.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8998-clamshell.dtsi
@@ -23,6 +23,43 @@
 	};
 };
 
+/*
+ * The laptop FW does not appear to support the retention state as it is
+ * not advertised as enabled in ACPI, and enabling it in DT can cause boot
+ * hangs.
+ */
+&CPU0 {
+	cpu-idle-states = <&LITTLE_CPU_SLEEP_1>;
+};
+
+&CPU1 {
+	cpu-idle-states = <&LITTLE_CPU_SLEEP_1>;
+};
+
+&CPU2 {
+	cpu-idle-states = <&LITTLE_CPU_SLEEP_1>;
+};
+
+&CPU3 {
+	cpu-idle-states = <&LITTLE_CPU_SLEEP_1>;
+};
+
+&CPU4 {
+	cpu-idle-states = <&BIG_CPU_SLEEP_1>;
+};
+
+&CPU5 {
+	cpu-idle-states = <&BIG_CPU_SLEEP_1>;
+};
+
+&CPU6 {
+	cpu-idle-states = <&BIG_CPU_SLEEP_1>;
+};
+
+&CPU7 {
+	cpu-idle-states = <&BIG_CPU_SLEEP_1>;
+};
+
 &qusb2phy {
 	status = "okay";