diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
index c3f3a89cbbf6e639ee3848e8b94bb74ab8eea93f..3637c509956dca69951f7f1bc27a1fe4254e04da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/init.c
@@ -64,6 +64,29 @@ void fpu__init_check_bugs(void)
 		check_fpu();
 }
 
+/*
+ * The earliest FPU detection code:
+ */
+static void fpu__init_system_early_generic(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
+{
+	unsigned long cr0;
+	u16 fsw, fcw;
+
+	fsw = fcw = 0xffff;
+
+	cr0 = read_cr0();
+	cr0 &= ~(X86_CR0_TS | X86_CR0_EM);
+	write_cr0(cr0);
+
+	asm volatile("fninit ; fnstsw %0 ; fnstcw %1"
+		     : "+m" (fsw), "+m" (fcw));
+
+	if (fsw == 0 && (fcw & 0x103f) == 0x003f)
+		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_FPU);
+	else
+		clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_FPU);
+}
+
 /*
  * Boot time FPU feature detection code:
  */
@@ -269,23 +292,7 @@ __setup("no387", no_387);
  */
 void fpu__detect(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
-	unsigned long cr0;
-	u16 fsw, fcw;
-
-	fsw = fcw = 0xffff;
-
-	cr0 = read_cr0();
-	cr0 &= ~(X86_CR0_TS | X86_CR0_EM);
-	write_cr0(cr0);
-
-	asm volatile("fninit ; fnstsw %0 ; fnstcw %1"
-		     : "+m" (fsw), "+m" (fcw));
-
-	if (fsw == 0 && (fcw & 0x103f) == 0x003f)
-		set_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_FPU);
-	else
-		clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_FPU);
-
+	fpu__init_system_early_generic(c);
 	fpu__init_system();
 	/* The final cr0 value is set later, in fpu_init() */
 }