diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
index a1e2f41796dc1..9f4b508886dde 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static void threshold_restart_bank(void *_tr)
 	u32 hi, lo;
 
 	/* sysfs write might race against an offline operation */
-	if (this_cpu_read(threshold_banks))
+	if (!this_cpu_read(threshold_banks) && !tr->set_lvt_off)
 		return;
 
 	rdmsr(tr->b->address, lo, hi);