diff --git a/wa/utils/cpustates.py b/wa/utils/cpustates.py
index e1275420..632b7e9f 100755
--- a/wa/utils/cpustates.py
+++ b/wa/utils/cpustates.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class PowerStateProcessor(object):
 
     def __init__(self, cpus, wait_for_marker=True, no_idle=None):
         if no_idle is None:
-            no_idle = True if cpus[0].cpuidle else False
+            no_idle = False if cpus[0].cpuidle else True
         self.power_state = SystemPowerState(len(cpus), no_idle=no_idle)
         self.requested_states = {}  # cpu_id -> requeseted state
         self.wait_for_marker = wait_for_marker