diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 3d5a6b563251c..dd0089841a0fa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -49,48 +49,58 @@ extern const char * const x86_bug_flags[NBUGINTS*32];
 #define test_cpu_cap(c, bit)						\
 	 test_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)((c)->x86_capability))
 
-#define REQUIRED_MASK_BIT_SET(bit)					\
-	 ( (((bit)>>5)==0  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK0 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==1  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK1 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==2  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK2 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==3  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK3 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==4  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK4 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==5  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK5 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==6  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK6 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==7  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK7 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==8  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK8 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==9  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK9 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==10 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK10)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==11 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK11)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==12 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK12)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==13 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK13)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==14 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK14)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==15 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK15)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==16 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK16)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==17 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & REQUIRED_MASK17)) ||	\
-	   REQUIRED_MASK_CHECK					   ||	\
+/*
+ * There are 32 bits/features in each mask word.  The high bits
+ * (selected with (bit>>5) give us the word number and the low 5
+ * bits give us the bit/feature number inside the word.
+ * (1UL<<((bit)&31) gives us a mask for the feature_bit so we can
+ * see if it is set in the mask word.
+ */
+#define CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(maskname, word, bit)	\
+	(((bit)>>5)==(word) && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & maskname##word ))
+
+#define REQUIRED_MASK_BIT_SET(feature_bit)		\
+	 ( CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK,  0, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK,  1, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK,  2, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK,  3, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK,  4, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK,  5, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK,  6, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK,  7, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK,  8, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK,  9, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK, 10, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK, 11, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK, 12, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK, 13, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK, 14, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK, 15, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK, 16, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(REQUIRED_MASK, 17, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   REQUIRED_MASK_CHECK					  ||	\
 	   BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(NCAPINTS != 18))
 
-#define DISABLED_MASK_BIT_SET(bit)					\
-	 ( (((bit)>>5)==0  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK0 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==1  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK1 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==2  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK2 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==3  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK3 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==4  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK4 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==5  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK5 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==6  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK6 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==7  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK7 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==8  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK8 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==9  && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK9 )) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==10 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK10)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==11 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK11)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==12 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK12)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==13 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK13)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==14 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK14)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==15 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK15)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==16 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK16)) ||	\
-	   (((bit)>>5)==17 && (1UL<<((bit)&31) & DISABLED_MASK17)) ||	\
-	   DISABLED_MASK_CHECK					   ||	\
+#define DISABLED_MASK_BIT_SET(feature_bit)				\
+	 ( CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK,  0, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK,  1, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK,  2, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK,  3, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK,  4, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK,  5, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK,  6, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK,  7, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK,  8, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK,  9, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK, 10, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK, 11, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK, 12, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK, 13, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK, 14, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK, 15, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK, 16, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   CHECK_BIT_IN_MASK_WORD(DISABLED_MASK, 17, feature_bit) ||	\
+	   DISABLED_MASK_CHECK					  ||	\
 	   BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(NCAPINTS != 18))
 
 #define cpu_has(c, bit)							\