diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index 0869f791ed14..4122468fb73b 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -4785,12 +4785,33 @@ double discover_bclk(unsigned int family, unsigned int model)
  * below this value, including the Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS),
  * Package Thermal Management Sensor (PTM), and thermal event thresholds.
  */
-int set_temperature_target(struct thread_data *t, struct core_data *c, struct pkg_data *p)
+int read_tcc_activation_temp()
 {
 	unsigned long long msr;
-	unsigned int target_c_local;
-	int cpu;
+	unsigned int tcc, target_c, offset_c;
 
+	/* Temperature Target MSR is Nehalem and newer only */
+	if (!do_nhm_platform_info)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (get_msr(base_cpu, MSR_IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET, &msr))
+		return 0;
+
+	target_c = (msr >> 16) & 0xFF;
+
+	offset_c = (msr >> 24) & 0xF;
+
+	tcc = target_c - offset_c;
+
+	if (!quiet)
+		fprintf(outf, "cpu%d: MSR_IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET: 0x%08llx (%d C) (%d default - %d offset)\n",
+			base_cpu, msr, tcc, target_c, offset_c);
+
+	return tcc;
+}
+
+int set_temperature_target(struct thread_data *t, struct core_data *c, struct pkg_data *p)
+{
 	/* tcc_activation_temp is used only for dts or ptm */
 	if (!(do_dts || do_ptm))
 		return 0;
@@ -4799,43 +4820,18 @@ int set_temperature_target(struct thread_data *t, struct core_data *c, struct pk
 	if (!(t->flags & CPU_IS_FIRST_THREAD_IN_CORE) || !(t->flags & CPU_IS_FIRST_CORE_IN_PACKAGE))
 		return 0;
 
-	cpu = t->cpu_id;
-	if (cpu_migrate(cpu)) {
-		fprintf(outf, "Could not migrate to CPU %d\n", cpu);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	if (tcc_activation_temp_override != 0) {
 		tcc_activation_temp = tcc_activation_temp_override;
-		fprintf(outf, "cpu%d: Using cmdline TCC Target (%d C)\n",
-			cpu, tcc_activation_temp);
+		fprintf(outf, "Using cmdline TCC Target (%d C)\n", tcc_activation_temp);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Temperature Target MSR is Nehalem and newer only */
-	if (!do_nhm_platform_info)
-		goto guess;
+	tcc_activation_temp = read_tcc_activation_temp();
+	if (tcc_activation_temp)
+		return 0;
 
-	if (get_msr(base_cpu, MSR_IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET, &msr))
-		goto guess;
-
-	target_c_local = (msr >> 16) & 0xFF;
-
-	if (!quiet)
-		fprintf(outf, "cpu%d: MSR_IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET: 0x%08llx (%d C)\n",
-			cpu, msr, target_c_local);
-
-	if (!target_c_local)
-		goto guess;
-
-	tcc_activation_temp = target_c_local;
-
-	return 0;
-
-guess:
 	tcc_activation_temp = TJMAX_DEFAULT;
-	fprintf(outf, "cpu%d: Guessing tjMax %d C, Please use -T to specify\n",
-		cpu, tcc_activation_temp);
+	fprintf(outf, "Guessing tjMax %d C, Please use -T to specify\n", tcc_activation_temp);
 
 	return 0;
 }