diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index c187b926daf9d6087396186c70128ca6d5ba0d65..effb1c03822126032169e118adba93e1b8bc375b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -239,6 +239,14 @@ extern struct arm64_ftr_reg arm64_ftr_reg_ctrel0;
  */
 #define ARM64_CPUCAP_SYSTEM_FEATURE	\
 	(ARM64_CPUCAP_SCOPE_SYSTEM | ARM64_CPUCAP_PERMITTED_FOR_LATE_CPU)
+/*
+ * CPU feature detected at boot time based on feature of one or more CPUs.
+ * All possible conflicts for a late CPU are ignored.
+ */
+#define ARM64_CPUCAP_WEAK_LOCAL_CPU_FEATURE		\
+	(ARM64_CPUCAP_SCOPE_LOCAL_CPU		|	\
+	 ARM64_CPUCAP_OPTIONAL_FOR_LATE_CPU	|	\
+	 ARM64_CPUCAP_PERMITTED_FOR_LATE_CPU)
 
 struct arm64_cpu_capabilities {
 	const char *desc;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index d3301359e981ed5974537c19f1003f74451ffc5b..a80ca94080b72feee23692ea9787bd8d57ac5a59 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
 	{
 		.desc = "Software prefetching using PRFM",
 		.capability = ARM64_HAS_NO_HW_PREFETCH,
-		.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_SYSTEM_FEATURE,
+		.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_WEAK_LOCAL_CPU_FEATURE,
 		.matches = has_no_hw_prefetch,
 	},
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_UAO