diff --git a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
index 75c8e1a933ef..362a352e6266 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-config.c
@@ -953,6 +953,7 @@ static void isst_print_platform_information(void)
 	exit(0);
 }
 
+static char *local_str0, *local_str1;
 static void exec_on_get_ctdp_cpu(int cpu, void *arg1, void *arg2, void *arg3,
 				 void *arg4)
 {
@@ -962,13 +963,14 @@ static void exec_on_get_ctdp_cpu(int cpu, void *arg1, void *arg2, void *arg3,
 	fn_ptr = arg1;
 	ret = fn_ptr(cpu, arg2);
 	if (ret)
-		perror("get_tdp_*");
+		isst_display_error_info_message(1, "get_tdp_* failed", 0, 0);
 	else
 		isst_ctdp_display_core_info(cpu, outf, arg3,
-					    *(unsigned int *)arg4);
+					    *(unsigned int *)arg4,
+					    local_str0, local_str1);
 }
 
-#define _get_tdp_level(desc, suffix, object, help)                                \
+#define _get_tdp_level(desc, suffix, object, help, str0, str1)			\
 	static void get_tdp_##object(int arg)                                    \
 	{                                                                         \
 		struct isst_pkg_ctdp ctdp;                                        \
@@ -979,6 +981,8 @@ static void exec_on_get_ctdp_cpu(int cpu, void *arg1, void *arg2, void *arg3,
 				help);                                            \
 			exit(0);                                                  \
 		}                                                                 \
+		local_str0 = str0;						  \
+		local_str1 = str1;						  \
 		isst_ctdp_display_information_start(outf);                        \
 		if (max_target_cpus)                                              \
 			for_each_online_target_cpu_in_set(                        \
@@ -992,12 +996,12 @@ static void exec_on_get_ctdp_cpu(int cpu, void *arg1, void *arg2, void *arg3,
 		isst_ctdp_display_information_end(outf);                          \
 	}
 
-_get_tdp_level("get-config-levels", levels, levels, "TDP levels");
-_get_tdp_level("get-config-version", levels, version, "TDP version");
-_get_tdp_level("get-config-enabled", levels, enabled, "TDP enable status");
+_get_tdp_level("get-config-levels", levels, levels, "Max TDP level", NULL, NULL);
+_get_tdp_level("get-config-version", levels, version, "TDP version", NULL, NULL);
+_get_tdp_level("get-config-enabled", levels, enabled, "perf-profile enable status", "disabled", "enabled");
 _get_tdp_level("get-config-current_level", levels, current_level,
-	       "Current TDP Level");
-_get_tdp_level("get-lock-status", levels, locked, "TDP lock status");
+	       "Current TDP Level", NULL, NULL);
+_get_tdp_level("get-lock-status", levels, locked, "TDP lock status", "unlocked", "locked");
 
 struct isst_pkg_ctdp clx_n_pkg_dev;
 
diff --git a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-display.c b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-display.c
index 943226d1dd4e..0667b405f17f 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-display.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst-display.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static void _isst_fact_display_information(int cpu, FILE *outf, int level,
 }
 
 void isst_ctdp_display_core_info(int cpu, FILE *outf, char *prefix,
-				 unsigned int val)
+				 unsigned int val, char *str0, char *str1)
 {
 	char header[256];
 	char value[256];
@@ -301,8 +301,12 @@ void isst_ctdp_display_core_info(int cpu, FILE *outf, char *prefix,
 	format_and_print(outf, 2, header, NULL);
 	snprintf(header, sizeof(header), "cpu-%d", cpu);
 	format_and_print(outf, 3, header, NULL);
-
-	snprintf(value, sizeof(value), "%u", val);
+	if (str0 && !val)
+		snprintf(value, sizeof(value), "%s", str0);
+	else if (str1 && val)
+		snprintf(value, sizeof(value), "%s", str1);
+	else
+		snprintf(value, sizeof(value), "%u", val);
 	format_and_print(outf, 4, prefix, value);
 
 	format_and_print(outf, 1, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst.h b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst.h
index 4950d2368ff8..69fa2c3c70c3 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst.h
+++ b/tools/power/x86/intel-speed-select/isst.h
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ extern void isst_get_process_ctdp_complete(int cpu,
 extern void isst_ctdp_display_information(int cpu, FILE *outf, int tdp_level,
 					  struct isst_pkg_ctdp *pkg_dev);
 extern void isst_ctdp_display_core_info(int cpu, FILE *outf, char *prefix,
-					unsigned int val);
+					unsigned int val, char *str0, char *str1);
 extern void isst_ctdp_display_information_start(FILE *outf);
 extern void isst_ctdp_display_information_end(FILE *outf);
 extern void isst_pbf_display_information(int cpu, FILE *outf, int level,