diff --git a/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c b/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
index f5e5ae70e829..4fe03ac41fd7 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ static void __init warn_miss_errata(u32 miss_errata)
 }
 
 void __init sifive_errata_patch_func(struct alt_entry *begin, struct alt_entry *end,
-				     unsigned long archid, unsigned long impid)
+				     unsigned long archid, unsigned long impid,
+				     unsigned int stage)
 {
 	struct alt_entry *alt;
 	u32 cpu_req_errata = sifive_errata_probe(archid, impid);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative.h
index 7b42bcef0ecf..0ff550667e94 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/alternative.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <asm/hwcap.h>
 
+#define RISCV_ALTERNATIVES_BOOT		0 /* alternatives applied during regular boot */
+
 void __init apply_boot_alternatives(void);
 
 struct alt_entry {
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ struct errata_checkfunc_id {
 };
 
 void sifive_errata_patch_func(struct alt_entry *begin, struct alt_entry *end,
-			      unsigned long archid, unsigned long impid);
+			      unsigned long archid, unsigned long impid,
+			      unsigned int stage);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_RISCV_ALTERNATIVE */
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/alternative.c
index e8b4a0fe488c..02db62f55bac 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ static struct cpu_manufacturer_info_t {
 } cpu_mfr_info;
 
 static void (*vendor_patch_func)(struct alt_entry *begin, struct alt_entry *end,
-				 unsigned long archid,
-				 unsigned long impid) __initdata;
+				 unsigned long archid, unsigned long impid,
+				 unsigned int stage) __initdata;
 
 static inline void __init riscv_fill_cpu_mfr_info(void)
 {
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ static void __init init_alternative(void)
  * a feature detect on the boot CPU). No need to worry about other CPUs
  * here.
  */
+static void __init _apply_alternatives(struct alt_entry *begin,
+				       struct alt_entry *end,
+				       unsigned int stage)
+{
+	if (!vendor_patch_func)
+		return;
+
+	vendor_patch_func(begin, end,
+			  cpu_mfr_info.arch_id, cpu_mfr_info.imp_id,
+			  stage);
+}
+
 void __init apply_boot_alternatives(void)
 {
 	/* If called on non-boot cpu things could go wrong */
@@ -65,11 +77,7 @@ void __init apply_boot_alternatives(void)
 
 	init_alternative();
 
-	if (!vendor_patch_func)
-		return;
-
-	vendor_patch_func((struct alt_entry *)__alt_start,
-			  (struct alt_entry *)__alt_end,
-			  cpu_mfr_info.arch_id, cpu_mfr_info.imp_id);
+	_apply_alternatives((struct alt_entry *)__alt_start,
+			    (struct alt_entry *)__alt_end,
+			    RISCV_ALTERNATIVES_BOOT);
 }
-