diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/init.d/93_xbmc b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/init.d/93_xbmc
index ed897e7d8d..374955bde2 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/init.d/93_xbmc
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/init.d/93_xbmc
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fi
 # set cpu's to 'conservative'
   ( usleep 15000000
     progress "set cpu's to 'conservative'"
-    cpupower frequency-set -g ondemand > /dev/null 2>&1
+    cpupower frequency-set -g conservative > /dev/null 2>&1
   )&
 
 # prevent restrating XBMC at reboot or shutdown