diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index f256a4ddd25da..a77dee6a2bf2e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ bool xen_set_default_idle(void);
 
 void __noreturn stop_this_cpu(void *dummy);
 void microcode_check(struct cpuinfo_x86 *prev_info);
+void store_cpu_caps(struct cpuinfo_x86 *info);
 
 enum l1tf_mitigations {
 	L1TF_MITIGATION_OFF,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 0f5a173d08713..5ff73baa55839 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -2297,6 +2297,25 @@ void cpu_init_secondary(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MICROCODE_LATE_LOADING
+/**
+ * store_cpu_caps() - Store a snapshot of CPU capabilities
+ * @curr_info: Pointer where to store it
+ *
+ * Returns: None
+ */
+void store_cpu_caps(struct cpuinfo_x86 *curr_info)
+{
+	/* Reload CPUID max function as it might've changed. */
+	curr_info->cpuid_level = cpuid_eax(0);
+
+	/* Copy all capability leafs and pick up the synthetic ones. */
+	memcpy(&curr_info->x86_capability, &boot_cpu_data.x86_capability,
+	       sizeof(curr_info->x86_capability));
+
+	/* Get the hardware CPUID leafs */
+	get_cpu_cap(curr_info);
+}
+
 /**
  * microcode_check() - Check if any CPU capabilities changed after an update.
  * @prev_info:	CPU capabilities stored before an update.
@@ -2309,22 +2328,13 @@ void cpu_init_secondary(void)
  */
 void microcode_check(struct cpuinfo_x86 *prev_info)
 {
-	perf_check_microcode();
-
-	/* Reload CPUID max function as it might've changed. */
-	prev_info->cpuid_level = cpuid_eax(0);
+	struct cpuinfo_x86 curr_info;
 
-	/*
-	 * Copy all capability leafs to pick up the synthetic ones so that
-	 * memcmp() below doesn't fail on that. The ones coming from CPUID will
-	 * get overwritten in get_cpu_cap().
-	 */
-	memcpy(&prev_info->x86_capability, &boot_cpu_data.x86_capability,
-	       sizeof(prev_info->x86_capability));
+	perf_check_microcode();
 
-	get_cpu_cap(prev_info);
+	store_cpu_caps(&curr_info);
 
-	if (!memcmp(&prev_info->x86_capability, &boot_cpu_data.x86_capability,
+	if (!memcmp(&prev_info->x86_capability, &curr_info.x86_capability,
 		    sizeof(prev_info->x86_capability)))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index dc5dfba7e78e3..8ec38c107dc31 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -446,6 +446,12 @@ static int microcode_reload_late(void)
 	atomic_set(&late_cpus_in,  0);
 	atomic_set(&late_cpus_out, 0);
 
+	/*
+	 * Take a snapshot before the microcode update in order to compare and
+	 * check whether any bits changed after an update.
+	 */
+	store_cpu_caps(&prev_info);
+
 	ret = stop_machine_cpuslocked(__reload_late, NULL, cpu_online_mask);
 	if (ret == 0)
 		microcode_check(&prev_info);