diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/cpu_retention/port/esp32p4/sleep_cpu.c b/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/cpu_retention/port/esp32p4/sleep_cpu.c
index 9db06e13294..6046b67f748 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/cpu_retention/port/esp32p4/sleep_cpu.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/lowpower/cpu_retention/port/esp32p4/sleep_cpu.c
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ esp_err_t sleep_cpu_configure(bool light_sleep_enable)
 #if ESP_SLEEP_POWER_DOWN_CPU
 static TCM_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) {
@@ -573,6 +574,7 @@ static TCM_IRAM_ATTR void smp_core_do_retention(void)
         ;
     }
     atomic_store(&s_smp_retention_state[core_id], SMP_IDLE);
+    esp_cpu_branch_prediction_enable();
 }