diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index b43ddefd77f45abb4e3ae1224e40b34dbecfa064..b7027e667604e9947c39b1fade154589612030cb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ int __init microcode_init(void)
 		goto out_ucode_group;
 
 	register_syscore_ops(&mc_syscore_ops);
-	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "x86/microcode:online",
+	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_MICROCODE_LOADER, "x86/microcode:online",
 				  mc_cpu_online, mc_cpu_down_prep);
 
 	pr_info("Microcode Update Driver: v%s.", DRIVER_VERSION);
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index caf40ad0bbc6e0f42027aa1c68f3fa5d07477c9a..d64d8c2bbdabc5be1fd29d9f91247b654d3f86b0 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_AP_IRQ_BCM2836_STARTING,
 	CPUHP_AP_IRQ_MIPS_GIC_STARTING,
 	CPUHP_AP_ARM_MVEBU_COHERENCY,
+	CPUHP_AP_MICROCODE_LOADER,
 	CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_AMD_UNCORE_STARTING,
 	CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_STARTING,
 	CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_AMD_IBS_STARTING,