diff --git a/chip/mec1322/clock.c b/chip/mec1322/clock.c
index ba46e4e1a2..8a5fb73047 100644
--- a/chip/mec1322/clock.c
+++ b/chip/mec1322/clock.c
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ static void prepare_for_deep_sleep(void)
 	MEC1322_PCR_HOST_SLP_EN |= MEC1322_PCR_HOST_SLP_EN_SLEEP;
 	MEC1322_PCR_EC_SLP_EN2 |= MEC1322_PCR_EC_SLP_EN2_SLEEP;
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_POWER_S0IX
 	MEC1322_LPC_ACT = 0x0;
-	MEC1322_LPC_CLK_CTRL |= 0x2;
-
+#endif
 	MEC1322_PCR_SLOW_CLK_CTL &= 0xFFFFFC00;
 
 	MEC1322_PCR_SYS_SLP_CTL = 0x2;  /* heavysleep 2 */
@@ -236,9 +236,10 @@ static void resume_from_deep_sleep(void)
 
 	MEC1322_PCR_SYS_SLP_CTL = 0xF8;  /* default */
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_POWER_S0IX
 	/* Enable LPC */
 	MEC1322_LPC_ACT |= 1;
-	MEC1322_LPC_CLK_CTRL &= ~0x2;
+#endif
 
 	MEC1322_PCR_SLOW_CLK_CTL = 0x1E0;
 }
diff --git a/chip/mec1322/lpc.c b/chip/mec1322/lpc.c
index e58d7138ff..c97b74760c 100644
--- a/chip/mec1322/lpc.c
+++ b/chip/mec1322/lpc.c
@@ -315,6 +315,12 @@ static void lpc_init(void)
 	/* Activate LPC interface */
 	MEC1322_LPC_ACT |= 1;
 
+	/*
+	* Ring Oscillator not permitted to shut down
+	* until LPC activate bit is cleared
+	*/
+	MEC1322_LPC_CLK_CTRL |= 3;
+
 	/* Initialize host args and memory map to all zero */
 	memset(lpc_host_args, 0, sizeof(*lpc_host_args));
 	memset(lpc_get_memmap_range(), 0, EC_MEMMAP_SIZE);
@@ -323,8 +329,6 @@ static void lpc_init(void)
 
 	/* Restore event masks if needed */
 	lpc_post_sysjump();
-
-
 }
 /*
  * Set prio to higher than default; this way LPC memory mapped data is ready