diff --git a/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower b/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower
index 746e182608..aa3dca73d3 100644
--- a/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower
+++ b/packages/linux/init.d/02_cpupower
@@ -28,16 +28,17 @@ progress "set cpu's to full power"
     printf "performance" > $i
   done 2>/dev/null
 
-progress "set onedemand threshold"
-  if [ -f /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/ondemand/up_threshold ]; then
-    echo 50 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/ondemand/up_threshold
-  fi
-
 (
   usleep 40000000
   progress "set cpu's to 'ondemand'"
   for i in /sys/devices/system/cpu/*/cpufreq/scaling_governor; do
     printf "ondemand" > $i
   done 2>/dev/null
+
+  progress "set onedemand threshold"
+  if [ -f /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/ondemand/up_threshold ]; then
+    echo 50 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/ondemand/up_threshold
+  fi
+
 )&