diff --git a/chipset_enable.c b/chipset_enable.c
index 7eecf09824d2a629784617927c2fdecad63aafb8..4cbb9417896ef7f47d2f89a1e6c9d525ea17b700 100644
--- a/chipset_enable.c
+++ b/chipset_enable.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int enable_flash_cs5536(struct pci_dev *dev, const char *name)
 	close(fd_msr);
 	if (buf[7] != 0x22) {
 		printf("Enabling Geode MSR to write to flash.\n");
-		buf[7] = 0x22;
+		buf[7] &= 0xFB;
 		fd_msr = open("/dev/cpu/0/msr", O_WRONLY);
 		if (!fd_msr) {
 			perror("open msr");