diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index ce243f7d2d4e0879c9cbff297ff112e236a6802c..9ed0a18ff6f6859a959501336845d6a44ee83b5a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -927,21 +927,27 @@ static const __initconst struct x86_cpu_id cpu_no_meltdown[] = {
 	{}
 };
 
-static bool __init cpu_vulnerable_to_meltdown(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
+static void __init cpu_set_bug_bits(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 	u64 ia32_cap = 0;
 
+	if (x86_match_cpu(cpu_no_speculation))
+		return;
+
+	setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V1);
+	setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V2);
+
 	if (x86_match_cpu(cpu_no_meltdown))
-		return false;
+		return;
 
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_ARCH_CAPABILITIES))
 		rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES, ia32_cap);
 
 	/* Rogue Data Cache Load? No! */
 	if (ia32_cap & ARCH_CAP_RDCL_NO)
-		return false;
+		return;
 
-	return true;
+	setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -992,12 +998,7 @@ static void __init early_identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS);
 
-	if (!x86_match_cpu(cpu_no_speculation)) {
-		if (cpu_vulnerable_to_meltdown(c))
-			setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN);
-		setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V1);
-		setup_force_cpu_bug(X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V2);
-	}
+	cpu_set_bug_bits(c);
 
 	fpu__init_system(c);