diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/bugs.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/bugs.h
index 542509b53e0f5..794eb2129bc6b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/bugs.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/bugs.h
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ int ppro_with_ram_bug(void);
 static inline int ppro_with_ram_bug(void) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
+extern void cpu_bugs_smt_update(void);
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_BUGS_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 66ca906aa7909..6d9636c2ca512 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ static void update_mds_branch_idle(void)
 
 #define MDS_MSG_SMT "MDS CPU bug present and SMT on, data leak possible. See https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/hw-vuln/mds.html for more details.\n"
 
-void arch_smt_update(void)
+void cpu_bugs_smt_update(void)
 {
 	/* Enhanced IBRS implies STIBP. No update required. */
 	if (spectre_v2_enabled == SPECTRE_V2_IBRS_ENHANCED)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 11472178e17f5..1ee6598c5d830 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1945,3 +1945,12 @@ void microcode_check(void)
 	pr_warn("x86/CPU: CPU features have changed after loading microcode, but might not take effect.\n");
 	pr_warn("x86/CPU: Please consider either early loading through initrd/built-in or a potential BIOS update.\n");
 }
+
+/*
+ * Invoked from core CPU hotplug code after hotplug operations
+ */
+void arch_smt_update(void)
+{
+	/* Handle the speculative execution misfeatures */
+	cpu_bugs_smt_update();
+}