diff --git a/nixops/franz-hardware-configuration.nix b/nixops/franz-hardware-configuration.nix
index b84e4940..f556c3dc 100644
--- a/nixops/franz-hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/nixops/franz-hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
   boot.blacklistedKernelModules = [ "iwlwifi" ];
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
+  boot.kernelParams = ["intel_idle.max_cstate=1"];
 
   fileSystems."/" =
     { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/37e69920-a60d-4cb0-ae2f-b812f7a35dc8";