diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
index cb9b4c4e371e..da3872c48308 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/ccp.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
+#include <linux/cpufeature.h>
 
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 
@@ -972,6 +973,11 @@ int sev_dev_init(struct psp_device *psp)
 	struct sev_device *sev;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SEV)) {
+		dev_info_once(dev, "SEV: memory encryption not enabled by BIOS\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	sev = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*sev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sev)
 		goto e_err;