diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 1bd9ed87606f..b0ccd4847a58 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -977,4 +977,5 @@ bool xen_set_default_idle(void);
 
 void stop_this_cpu(void *dummy);
 void df_debug(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code);
+void microcode_check(void);
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_PROCESSOR_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 824aee0117bb..84f1cd88608b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1749,3 +1749,13 @@ static int __init init_cpu_syscore(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 core_initcall(init_cpu_syscore);
+
+/*
+ * The microcode loader calls this upon late microcode load to recheck features,
+ * only when microcode has been updated. Caller holds microcode_mutex and CPU
+ * hotplug lock.
+ */
+void microcode_check(void)
+{
+	perf_check_microcode();
+}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index 6fdaf7cf3182..aa1b9a422f2b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ static ssize_t reload_store(struct device *dev,
 			    const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
 	enum ucode_state tmp_ret = UCODE_OK;
+	bool do_callback = false;
 	unsigned long val;
 	ssize_t ret = 0;
 	int cpu;
@@ -531,10 +532,13 @@ static ssize_t reload_store(struct device *dev,
 			if (!ret)
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 		}
+
+		if (tmp_ret == UCODE_UPDATED)
+			do_callback = true;
 	}
 
-	if (!ret && tmp_ret == UCODE_UPDATED)
-		perf_check_microcode();
+	if (!ret && do_callback)
+		microcode_check();
 
 	mutex_unlock(&microcode_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();