diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_pdc.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_pdc.c
index 7d4ee394d0b3..7247819dbd80 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_pdc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_pdc.c
@@ -144,6 +144,29 @@ void acpi_processor_set_pdc(acpi_handle handle)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_processor_set_pdc);
 
+static int early_pdc_optin;
+static int set_early_pdc_optin(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
+{
+	early_pdc_optin = 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct dmi_system_id __cpuinitdata early_pdc_optin_table[] = {
+	{
+	set_early_pdc_optin, "HP Envy", {
+	DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"),
+	DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Envy") }, NULL},
+	{
+	set_early_pdc_optin, "HP Pavilion dv6", {
+	DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"),
+	DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Pavilion dv6") }, NULL},
+	{
+	set_early_pdc_optin, "HP Pavilion dv7", {
+	DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"),
+	DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Pavilion dv7") }, NULL},
+	{},
+};
+
 static acpi_status
 early_init_pdc(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 {
@@ -159,6 +182,13 @@ void __init acpi_early_processor_set_pdc(void)
 	 */
 	dmi_check_system(processor_idle_dmi_table);
 
+	/*
+	 * Allow systems to opt-in to early _PDC evaluation.
+	 */
+	dmi_check_system(early_pdc_optin_table);
+	if (!early_pdc_optin)
+		return;
+
 	acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR, ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT,
 			    ACPI_UINT32_MAX,
 			    early_init_pdc, NULL, NULL, NULL);