diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xsave.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xsave.c
index 0610f431f77f..fd656cbdd315 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xsave.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xsave.c
@@ -653,6 +653,11 @@ void fpu__init_system_xstate(void)
 {
 	unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
 
+	if (!cpu_has_xsave) {
+		pr_info("x86/fpu: Legacy x87 FPU detected.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (boot_cpu_data.cpuid_level < XSTATE_CPUID) {
 		WARN(1, "x86/fpu: XSTATE_CPUID missing!\n");
 		return;
@@ -711,14 +716,6 @@ void xsave_init(void)
 {
 	static char on_boot_cpu = 1;
 
-	if (!cpu_has_xsave) {
-		if (on_boot_cpu) {
-			on_boot_cpu = 0;
-			pr_info("x86/fpu: Legacy x87 FPU detected.\n");
-		}
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (on_boot_cpu) {
 		on_boot_cpu = 0;
 		fpu__init_system_xstate();