diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
index 149e3c6b3618cbce763f780fd40aca34c972f267..936da87c107055a7e923784ba2d84e8a5f90a2dd 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
@@ -171,27 +171,6 @@ static void __maybe_unused gic_write_sgi1r(u64 val)
 	asm volatile("msr_s " __stringify(ICC_SGI1R_EL1) ", %0" : : "r" (val));
 }
 
-static void gic_enable_sre(void)
-{
-	u64 val;
-
-	asm volatile("mrs_s %0, " __stringify(ICC_SRE_EL1) : "=r" (val));
-	val |= ICC_SRE_EL1_SRE;
-	asm volatile("msr_s " __stringify(ICC_SRE_EL1) ", %0" : : "r" (val));
-	isb();
-
-	/*
-	 * Need to check that the SRE bit has actually been set. If
-	 * not, it means that SRE is disabled at EL2. We're going to
-	 * die painfully, and there is nothing we can do about it.
-	 *
-	 * Kindly inform the luser.
-	 */
-	asm volatile("mrs_s %0, " __stringify(ICC_SRE_EL1) : "=r" (val));
-	if (!(val & ICC_SRE_EL1_SRE))
-		pr_err("GIC: unable to set SRE (disabled at EL2), panic ahead\n");
-}
-
 static void gic_enable_redist(bool enable)
 {
 	void __iomem *rbase;
@@ -525,8 +504,15 @@ static int gic_populate_rdist(void)
 
 static void gic_cpu_sys_reg_init(void)
 {
-	/* Enable system registers */
-	gic_enable_sre();
+	/*
+	 * Need to check that the SRE bit has actually been set. If
+	 * not, it means that SRE is disabled at EL2. We're going to
+	 * die painfully, and there is nothing we can do about it.
+	 *
+	 * Kindly inform the luser.
+	 */
+	if (!gic_enable_sre())
+		pr_err("GIC: unable to set SRE (disabled at EL2), panic ahead\n");
 
 	/* Set priority mask register */
 	gic_write_pmr(DEFAULT_PMR_VALUE);
diff --git a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-v3.h b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-v3.h
index c0c8a2ef9d9029ae47cf653742a1676b6b4f6789..9001b0bbe8789d9ef93bc2183b06d9be55a72d3b 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-v3.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-v3.h
@@ -398,6 +398,22 @@ static inline void gic_write_dir(u64 irq)
 	isb();
 }
 
+static inline bool gic_enable_sre(void)
+{
+	u64 val;
+
+	asm volatile("mrs_s %0, " __stringify(ICC_SRE_EL1) : "=r" (val));
+	if (val & ICC_SRE_EL1_SRE)
+		return true;
+
+	val |= ICC_SRE_EL1_SRE;
+	asm volatile("msr_s " __stringify(ICC_SRE_EL1) ", %0" : : "r" (val));
+	isb();
+	asm volatile("mrs_s %0, " __stringify(ICC_SRE_EL1) : "=r" (val));
+
+	return !!(val & ICC_SRE_EL1_SRE);
+}
+
 struct irq_domain;
 int its_cpu_init(void);
 int its_init(struct device_node *node, struct rdists *rdists,