diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c
index 00483d1c27e4f..c4477162c07d1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ static struct severity {
 		PANIC, "Overflowed uncorrected",
 		BITSET(MCI_STATUS_OVER|MCI_STATUS_UC)
 		),
+	MCESEV(
+		PANIC, "Uncorrected in kernel",
+		BITSET(MCI_STATUS_UC),
+		KERNEL
+		),
 	MCESEV(
 		UC, "Uncorrected",
 		BITSET(MCI_STATUS_UC)
@@ -391,9 +396,6 @@ static noinstr int mce_severity_intel(struct mce *m, struct pt_regs *regs, char
 			*msg = s->msg;
 		s->covered = 1;
 
-		if (s->sev >= MCE_UC_SEVERITY && ctx == IN_KERNEL)
-			return MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY;
-
 		return s->sev;
 	}
 }