diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
index 95871c73be7819a6fcd9c14fa5b9d86f69597c84..0c87926f3c312da6b4e31e7478238681482a52e4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@
 #define X86_FEATURE_USE_IBPB_FW	       (11*32+16) /* "" Use IBPB during runtime firmware calls */
 #define X86_FEATURE_RSB_VMEXIT_LITE		(11*32+17) /* "" Fill RSB on VM exit when EIBRS is enabled */
 #define X86_FEATURE_SGX_EDECCSSA	(11*32+18) /* "" SGX EDECCSSA user leaf function */
+#define X86_FEATURE_MSR_TSX_CTRL	(11*32+19) /* "" MSR IA32_TSX_CTRL (Intel) implemented */
 
 /* Intel-defined CPU features, CPUID level 0x00000007:1 (EAX), word 12 */
 #define X86_FEATURE_AVX_VNNI		(12*32+ 4) /* AVX VNNI instructions */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c
index e2ad30e474f82f14b9cfc01702d175c8f1f2b10c..da06bbb5d68e1e7bf7d822643206e1b572669314 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/tsx.c
@@ -58,24 +58,6 @@ void tsx_enable(void)
 	wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL, tsx);
 }
 
-static bool __init tsx_ctrl_is_supported(void)
-{
-	u64 ia32_cap = x86_read_arch_cap_msr();
-
-	/*
-	 * TSX is controlled via MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL.  However, support for this
-	 * MSR is enumerated by ARCH_CAP_TSX_MSR bit in MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES.
-	 *
-	 * TSX control (aka MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL) is only available after a
-	 * microcode update on CPUs that have their MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES
-	 * bit MDS_NO=1. CPUs with MDS_NO=0 are not planned to get
-	 * MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL support even after a microcode update. Thus,
-	 * tsx= cmdline requests will do nothing on CPUs without
-	 * MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL support.
-	 */
-	return !!(ia32_cap & ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR);
-}
-
 static enum tsx_ctrl_states x86_get_tsx_auto_mode(void)
 {
 	if (boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_TAA))
@@ -89,9 +71,22 @@ void __init tsx_init(void)
 	char arg[5] = {};
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!tsx_ctrl_is_supported())
+	/*
+	 * TSX is controlled via MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL.  However, support for this
+	 * MSR is enumerated by ARCH_CAP_TSX_MSR bit in MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES.
+	 *
+	 * TSX control (aka MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL) is only available after a
+	 * microcode update on CPUs that have their MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES
+	 * bit MDS_NO=1. CPUs with MDS_NO=0 are not planned to get
+	 * MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL support even after a microcode update. Thus,
+	 * tsx= cmdline requests will do nothing on CPUs without
+	 * MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL support.
+	 */
+	if (!(x86_read_arch_cap_msr() & ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR))
 		return;
 
+	setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_MSR_TSX_CTRL);
+
 	ret = cmdline_find_option(boot_command_line, "tsx", arg, sizeof(arg));
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		if (!strcmp(arg, "on")) {