diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
index 51adde0a0f1a0cf1686cf8fda386b052f6e1ef9d..e1f3ba19ba54fc062abdb10bbe5b9d81ccfb182b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ load_microcode_amd(bool save, u8 family, const u8 *data, size_t size)
 	if (!p) {
 		return ret;
 	} else {
-		if (boot_cpu_data.microcode == p->patch_id)
+		if (boot_cpu_data.microcode >= p->patch_id)
 			return ret;
 
 		ret = UCODE_NEW;