diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 7e87031fad..e3182b296f 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -2635,28 +2635,23 @@ void cpu_x86_cpuid(CPUX86State *env, uint32_t index, uint32_t count,
     X86CPU *cpu = x86_env_get_cpu(env);
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
     uint32_t pkg_offset;
+    uint32_t limit;
 
-    /* test if maximum index reached */
-    if (index & 0x80000000) {
-        if (index > env->cpuid_xlevel) {
-            if (env->cpuid_xlevel2 > 0) {
-                /* Handle the Centaur's CPUID instruction. */
-                if (index > env->cpuid_xlevel2) {
-                    index = env->cpuid_xlevel2;
-                } else if (index < 0xC0000000) {
-                    index = env->cpuid_xlevel;
-                }
-            } else {
-                /* Intel documentation states that invalid EAX input will
-                 * return the same information as EAX=cpuid_level
-                 * (Intel SDM Vol. 2A - Instruction Set Reference - CPUID)
-                 */
-                index =  env->cpuid_level;
-            }
-        }
+    /* Calculate & apply limits for different index ranges */
+    if (index >= 0xC0000000) {
+        limit = env->cpuid_xlevel2;
+    } else if (index >= 0x80000000) {
+        limit = env->cpuid_xlevel;
     } else {
-        if (index > env->cpuid_level)
-            index = env->cpuid_level;
+        limit = env->cpuid_level;
+    }
+
+    if (index > limit) {
+        /* Intel documentation states that invalid EAX input will
+         * return the same information as EAX=cpuid_level
+         * (Intel SDM Vol. 2A - Instruction Set Reference - CPUID)
+         */
+        index = env->cpuid_level;
     }
 
     switch(index) {