diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c
index 8be3721d93026376fe42051461f5632ba2b79989..e49bd5efcfe66b5092f241bca00a2688ce5ac396 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c
@@ -666,8 +666,10 @@ static bool __init cpufeatures_process_feature(struct dt_cpu_feature *f)
 		m = &dt_cpu_feature_match_table[i];
 		if (!strcmp(f->name, m->name)) {
 			known = true;
-			if (m->enable(f))
+			if (m->enable(f)) {
+				cur_cpu_spec->cpu_features |= m->cpu_ftr_bit_mask;
 				break;
+			}
 
 			pr_info("not enabling: %s (disabled or unsupported by kernel)\n",
 				f->name);
@@ -675,17 +677,12 @@ static bool __init cpufeatures_process_feature(struct dt_cpu_feature *f)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!known && enable_unknown) {
-		if (!feat_try_enable_unknown(f)) {
-			pr_info("not enabling: %s (unknown and unsupported by kernel)\n",
-				f->name);
-			return false;
-		}
+	if (!known && (!enable_unknown || !feat_try_enable_unknown(f))) {
+		pr_info("not enabling: %s (unknown and unsupported by kernel)\n",
+			f->name);
+		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (m->cpu_ftr_bit_mask)
-		cur_cpu_spec->cpu_features |= m->cpu_ftr_bit_mask;
-
 	if (known)
 		pr_debug("enabling: %s\n", f->name);
 	else