diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c
index 70a3307fd592b69d46c1006df641d292c9c65910..2802cad0371d4faf5d3f22a97e42c8f0b3537ea0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ static inline bool get_rdt_resources(void)
 		ret = true;
 	}
 
-	rdt_init_padding();
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -410,6 +408,8 @@ static int __init intel_rdt_late_init(void)
 	if (!get_rdt_resources())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	rdt_init_padding();
+
 	state = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN,
 				  "x86/rdt/cat:online:",
 				  intel_rdt_online_cpu, intel_rdt_offline_cpu);