diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.py b/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.py
index f482cd6cf9..855eee908e 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.py
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.py
@@ -304,9 +304,12 @@ class Tici(HardwareBase):
       os.system(f"sudo su -c 'echo {val} > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu{i}/online'")
 
     for n in ('0', '4'):
-      gov = 'powersave' if powersave_enabled else 'performance'
+      gov = 'userspace' if powersave_enabled else 'performance'
       os.system(f"sudo su -c 'echo {gov} > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy{n}/scaling_governor'")
 
+      if powersave_enabled:
+        os.system(f"sudo su -c 'echo 979200 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy{n}/scaling_setspeed'")
+
   def get_gpu_usage_percent(self):
     try:
       used, total = open('/sys/class/kgsl/kgsl-3d0/gpubusy').read().strip().split()