diff --git a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c
index 9dfc053878fd..40d149d9dce8 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c
@@ -212,12 +212,33 @@ static int find_nr_power_limit(struct rapl_domain *rd)
 static int set_domain_enable(struct powercap_zone *power_zone, bool mode)
 {
 	struct rapl_domain *rd = power_zone_to_rapl_domain(power_zone);
+	u64 val;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (rd->state & DOMAIN_STATE_BIOS_LOCKED)
 		return -EACCES;
 
 	cpus_read_lock();
-	rapl_write_data_raw(rd, PL1_ENABLE, mode);
+	ret = rapl_write_data_raw(rd, PL1_ENABLE, mode);
+	if (ret) {
+		cpus_read_unlock();
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* Check if the ENABLE bit was actually changed */
+	ret = rapl_read_data_raw(rd, PL1_ENABLE, true, &val);
+	if (ret) {
+		cpus_read_unlock();
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (mode != val) {
+		pr_debug("%s cannot be %s\n", power_zone->name,
+			 mode ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+		cpus_read_unlock();
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (rapl_defaults->set_floor_freq)
 		rapl_defaults->set_floor_freq(rd, mode);
 	cpus_read_unlock();