diff --git a/src/platform/meteorlake/include/platform/lib/clk.h b/src/platform/meteorlake/include/platform/lib/clk.h
index 2eb1732aad55..e76a626e8a1a 100644
--- a/src/platform/meteorlake/include/platform/lib/clk.h
+++ b/src/platform/meteorlake/include/platform/lib/clk.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 #define CPU_LOWEST_FREQ_IDX	CPU_WOVCRO_FREQ_IDX
 
-#define CPU_DEFAULT_IDX		CPU_HPRO_FREQ_IDX
+#define CPU_DEFAULT_IDX		CPU_LOWEST_FREQ_IDX
 
 #define SSP_DEFAULT_IDX		1