diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm.conf
index 8f190af50a40..c05877b8084b 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace15_mtpm.conf
@@ -80,4 +80,5 @@ CONFIG_HOST_DMA_RELOAD_DELAY_ENABLE=n
 CONFIG_COMP_KPB=y
 CONFIG_COMP_ARIA=y
 CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL_ADSP=y
-CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=y
\ No newline at end of file
+CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_OVERRIDE_CPC_AS_HZ_DIVIDED_BY=1000
diff --git a/src/audio/Kconfig b/src/audio/Kconfig
index 1d81acf04f12..22cd222850ec 100644
--- a/src/audio/Kconfig
+++ b/src/audio/Kconfig
@@ -108,6 +108,14 @@ config COMP_BLOB
 	 multiple IPC messages. Not all components or modules need
 	 this. If unsure, say yes.
 
+config OVERRIDE_CPC_AS_HZ_DIVIDED_BY
+	int "Ignore supplied CPC value and use MAX_CPU_HZ / DIVIDED_BY"
+	default 0
+	help
+	  If OVERRIDE_CPC_AS_HZ_DIVIDED_BY is not 0, ignore the provided CPC
+	  value and use CPC = CLK_MAX_CPU_HZ / OVERRIDE_CPC_AS_HZ_DIVIDED_BY
+	  instead
+
 config COMP_SRC
 	bool "SRC component"
 	default y
diff --git a/src/audio/pipeline/pipeline-stream.c b/src/audio/pipeline/pipeline-stream.c
index 3203d53df675..d27df44a0dba 100644
--- a/src/audio/pipeline/pipeline-stream.c
+++ b/src/audio/pipeline/pipeline-stream.c
@@ -297,7 +297,20 @@ static int add_pipeline_cps_consumption(struct comp_dev *current,
 		cd = &md->cfg.base_cfg;
 	}
 
-	if (cd->cpc == 0) {
+	if (CONFIG_OVERRIDE_CPC_AS_HZ_DIVIDED_BY) {
+		uint32_t new_cpc = CLK_MAX_CPU_HZ / CONFIG_OVERRIDE_CPC_AS_HZ_DIVIDED_BY;
+
+		if (!cd->cpc)
+			tr_warn(pipe,
+				"CPC for module: %#x, core: %d: 0, overriding to %u",
+				current->ipc_config.id, ppl_data->p->core, new_cpc);
+		else
+			tr_info(pipe,
+				"CPC for module: %#x, core: %d: %u, overriding to %u",
+				current->ipc_config.id, ppl_data->p->core, cd->cpc, new_cpc);
+
+		cd->cpc = new_cpc;
+	} else if (cd->cpc == 0) {
 		/* Use maximum clock budget, assume 1ms chunk size */
 		cd->cpc = CLK_MAX_CPU_HZ / 1000;
 		tr_warn(pipe,