diff --git a/src/cpu/intel/model_2065x/model_2065x_init.c b/src/cpu/intel/model_2065x/model_2065x_init.c
index db43353..88e42a5 100644
--- a/src/cpu/intel/model_2065x/model_2065x_init.c
+++ b/src/cpu/intel/model_2065x/model_2065x_init.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 {
 	microcode_patch = intel_microcode_find();
 	*microcode = microcode_patch;
-	*parallel = 1;
+	*parallel = !intel_ht_supported();
 }
 
 static void per_cpu_smm_trigger(void)