diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/init.d/93_xbmc b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/init.d/93_xbmc
index 3fc1b8fcf8..3841b6b70e 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/init.d/93_xbmc
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/init.d/93_xbmc
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ fi
 
 # set cpu's to 'on demand'
   ( usleep 15000000
-    progress "set cpu's to 'on demand'"
-    cpupower frequency-set -g ondemand > /dev/null 2>&1
+    progress "set cpu's to 'conservative'"
+    cpupower frequency-set -g conservative > /dev/null 2>&1
   )&
 
 # prevent restrating XBMC at reboot or shutdown