diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
index 6f9d1f6063e9..8f5cabb3c5b0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
@@ -629,10 +629,13 @@ static void __cpuinit init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		 * Fixes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33012
 		 */
 		u64 mask;
+		int err;
 
-		rdmsrl(MSR_AMD64_MCx_MASK(4), mask);
-		mask |= (1 << 10);
-		wrmsrl(MSR_AMD64_MCx_MASK(4), mask);
+		err = rdmsrl_safe(MSR_AMD64_MCx_MASK(4), &mask);
+		if (err == 0) {
+			mask |= (1 << 10);
+			checking_wrmsrl(MSR_AMD64_MCx_MASK(4), mask);
+		}
 	}
 }