diff --git a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/acpi/pmc_ipc.asl b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/acpi/pmc_ipc.asl
index d90b42ea82..55585c4dd9 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/acpi/pmc_ipc.asl
+++ b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/acpi/pmc_ipc.asl
@@ -42,5 +42,9 @@ scope (\_SB) {
 
 			Return (^RBUF)
 		}
+		Method (_STA, 0x0, NotSerialized)
+		{
+			Return(0xb)
+		}
 	}
 }