diff --git a/drivers/iommu/amd/init.c b/drivers/iommu/amd/init.c
index 3a7b2b0472fa..c1607b29ebf4 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/amd/init.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/amd/init.c
@@ -1752,13 +1752,8 @@ static int __init init_iommu_one(struct amd_iommu *iommu, struct ivhd_header *h,
 		else
 			iommu->mmio_phys_end = MMIO_CNTR_CONF_OFFSET;
 
-		/*
-		 * Note: GA (128-bit IRTE) mode requires cmpxchg16b supports.
-		 * GAM also requires GA mode. Therefore, we need to
-		 * check cmpxchg16b support before enabling it.
-		 */
-		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CX16) ||
-		    ((h->efr_attr & (0x1 << IOMMU_FEAT_GASUP_SHIFT)) == 0))
+		/* GAM requires GA mode. */
+		if ((h->efr_attr & (0x1 << IOMMU_FEAT_GASUP_SHIFT)) == 0)
 			amd_iommu_guest_ir = AMD_IOMMU_GUEST_IR_LEGACY;
 		break;
 	case 0x11:
@@ -1768,13 +1763,8 @@ static int __init init_iommu_one(struct amd_iommu *iommu, struct ivhd_header *h,
 		else
 			iommu->mmio_phys_end = MMIO_CNTR_CONF_OFFSET;
 
-		/*
-		 * Note: GA (128-bit IRTE) mode requires cmpxchg16b supports.
-		 * XT, GAM also requires GA mode. Therefore, we need to
-		 * check cmpxchg16b support before enabling them.
-		 */
-		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CX16) ||
-		    ((h->efr_reg & (0x1 << IOMMU_EFR_GASUP_SHIFT)) == 0)) {
+		/* XT and GAM require GA mode. */
+		if ((h->efr_reg & (0x1 << IOMMU_EFR_GASUP_SHIFT)) == 0) {
 			amd_iommu_guest_ir = AMD_IOMMU_GUEST_IR_LEGACY;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -3028,6 +3018,11 @@ static int __init early_amd_iommu_init(void)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CX16)) {
+		pr_err("Failed to initialize. The CMPXCHG16B feature is required.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Validate checksum here so we don't need to do it when
 	 * we actually parse the table