diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/port/esp32h4/sleep_cpu.c b/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/port/esp32h4/sleep_cpu.c
index 78dbd4e812b..646fa1f80e6 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/port/esp32h4/sleep_cpu.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/port/esp32h4/sleep_cpu.c
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ esp_err_t sleep_cpu_configure(bool light_sleep_enable)
 #if CONFIG_PM_ESP_SLEEP_POWER_DOWN_CPU
 static IRAM_ATTR void smp_core_do_retention(void)
 {
+    esp_cpu_branch_prediction_disable();
     uint8_t core_id = esp_cpu_get_core_id();
 
     if (core_id == 0) {
@@ -559,6 +560,7 @@ static IRAM_ATTR void smp_core_do_retention(void)
         ;
     }
     atomic_store(&s_smp_retention_state[core_id], SMP_IDLE);
+    esp_cpu_branch_prediction_enable();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/port/esp32p4/sleep_cpu.c b/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/port/esp32p4/sleep_cpu.c
index 5d5d90da4a0..a0107a59b90 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/port/esp32p4/sleep_cpu.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/port/esp32p4/sleep_cpu.c
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ esp_err_t sleep_cpu_configure(bool light_sleep_enable)
 #if CONFIG_PM_ESP_SLEEP_POWER_DOWN_CPU
 static SPM_IRAM_ATTR void smp_core_do_retention(void)
 {
+    esp_cpu_branch_prediction_disable();
     uint8_t core_id = esp_cpu_get_core_id();
 
     if (core_id == 0) {
@@ -452,6 +453,7 @@ static SPM_IRAM_ATTR void smp_core_do_retention(void)
         ;
     }
     atomic_store(&s_smp_retention_state[core_id], SMP_IDLE);
+    esp_cpu_branch_prediction_enable();
 }