diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 12ed4cb751deed6f9c4e0222ddca5f33dc84a4cb..4b6151c7a0b0141d170e89816494f3d566d9b948 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -194,12 +194,14 @@ enum cpuhp_smt_control {
 extern enum cpuhp_smt_control cpu_smt_control;
 extern void cpu_smt_disable(bool force);
 extern void cpu_smt_check_topology(void);
+extern bool cpu_smt_possible(void);
 extern int cpuhp_smt_enable(void);
 extern int cpuhp_smt_disable(enum cpuhp_smt_control ctrlval);
 #else
 # define cpu_smt_control		(CPU_SMT_ENABLED)
 static inline void cpu_smt_disable(bool force) { }
 static inline void cpu_smt_check_topology(void) { }
+static inline bool cpu_smt_possible(void) { return false; }
 static inline int cpuhp_smt_enable(void) { return 0; }
 static inline int cpuhp_smt_disable(enum cpuhp_smt_control ctrlval) { return 0; }
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 80c85406ec0c5759339b3ed1a70c91619b0b7c6b..b3b04e7c17d8f1ce4884a8dae48a6119fe2d8b38 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -368,8 +368,7 @@ enum cpuhp_smt_control cpu_smt_control __read_mostly = CPU_SMT_ENABLED;
 
 void __init cpu_smt_disable(bool force)
 {
-	if (cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED ||
-		cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_NOT_SUPPORTED)
+	if (!cpu_smt_possible())
 		return;
 
 	if (force) {
@@ -414,6 +413,14 @@ static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsigned int cpu)
 	 */
 	return !per_cpu(cpuhp_state, cpu).booted_once;
 }
+
+/* Returns true if SMT is not supported of forcefully (irreversibly) disabled */
+bool cpu_smt_possible(void)
+{
+	return cpu_smt_control != CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED &&
+		cpu_smt_control != CPU_SMT_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_smt_possible);
 #else
 static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsigned int cpu) { return true; }
 #endif