diff --git a/contrib/thermald/surface_pro_5/50-surface.conf b/contrib/thermald/surface_pro_5/50-surface.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9279a6216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/thermald/surface_pro_5/50-surface.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+kernel.nmi_watchdog=0
+vm.dirty_writeback_centisecs=1500
diff --git a/contrib/thermald/surface_pro_5/README.md b/contrib/thermald/surface_pro_5/README.md
index f2259af54..9e09f0589 100644
--- a/contrib/thermald/surface_pro_5/README.md
+++ b/contrib/thermald/surface_pro_5/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ and cooling devices.
 - Install `thermal-cpu-cdev-order.xml` to `/etc/thermald/`
 - Install `thermald.service` to `/lib/systemd/system/` and overwrite the old one.
     - Maybe install to `/usr/lib/systemd/system/` too.
+- Install `50-surface.conf` to `/etc/sysctl.d/`
 - `systemctl daemon-reload`
 - `systemctl restart udev`
 - `systemctl restart thermald`