diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
index 0ce4a6aaf6fc9ccf687b1a8466e5133b74605bcb..292625fcba042869197342b093ba0b8008bbc47a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpu_errata.c
@@ -341,15 +341,17 @@ static bool has_ssbd_mitigation(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry,
 
 	WARN_ON(scope != SCOPE_LOCAL_CPU || preemptible());
 
+	/* delay setting __ssb_safe until we get a firmware response */
+	if (is_midr_in_range_list(read_cpuid_id(), entry->midr_range_list))
+		this_cpu_safe = true;
+
 	if (this_cpu_has_cap(ARM64_SSBS)) {
+		if (!this_cpu_safe)
+			__ssb_safe = false;
 		required = false;
 		goto out_printmsg;
 	}
 
-	/* delay setting __ssb_safe until we get a firmware response */
-	if (is_midr_in_range_list(read_cpuid_id(), entry->midr_range_list))
-		this_cpu_safe = true;
-
 	if (psci_ops.smccc_version == SMCCC_VERSION_1_0) {
 		ssbd_state = ARM64_SSBD_UNKNOWN;
 		if (!this_cpu_safe)