diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
index 6717f0e..99aa5a8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static bool get_builtin_microcode(struct cpio_data *cp, unsigned int family)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static void find_blobs_in_containers(unsigned int cpuid_1_eax, struct cpio_data *ret)
+static void __init find_blobs_in_containers(unsigned int cpuid_1_eax, struct cpio_data *ret)
 {
 	struct cpio_data cp;
 
@@ -506,12 +506,12 @@ static void find_blobs_in_containers(unsigned int cpuid_1_eax, struct cpio_data 
 	*ret = cp;
 }
 
-static void apply_ucode_from_containers(unsigned int cpuid_1_eax)
+void __init load_ucode_amd_bsp(unsigned int cpuid_1_eax)
 {
 	struct cpio_data cp = { };
 
 	/* Needed in load_microcode_amd() */
-	ucode_cpu_info[smp_processor_id()].cpu_sig.sig = cpuid_1_eax;
+	ucode_cpu_info[0].cpu_sig.sig = cpuid_1_eax;
 
 	find_blobs_in_containers(cpuid_1_eax, &cp);
 	if (!(cp.data && cp.size))
@@ -520,11 +520,6 @@ static void apply_ucode_from_containers(unsigned int cpuid_1_eax)
 	early_apply_microcode(cpuid_1_eax, cp.data, cp.size);
 }
 
-void load_ucode_amd_early(unsigned int cpuid_1_eax)
-{
-	return apply_ucode_from_containers(cpuid_1_eax);
-}
-
 static enum ucode_state load_microcode_amd(u8 family, const u8 *data, size_t size);
 
 static int __init save_microcode_in_initrd(void)
@@ -608,7 +603,6 @@ static struct ucode_patch *find_patch(unsigned int cpu)
 	struct ucode_cpu_info *uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu;
 	u16 equiv_id;
 
-
 	equiv_id = find_equiv_id(&equiv_table, uci->cpu_sig.sig);
 	if (!equiv_id)
 		return NULL;
@@ -710,6 +704,14 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void load_ucode_amd_ap(unsigned int cpuid_1_eax)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+
+	ucode_cpu_info[cpu].cpu_sig.sig = cpuid_1_eax;
+	apply_microcode_amd(cpu);
+}
+
 static size_t install_equiv_cpu_table(const u8 *buf, size_t buf_size)
 {
 	u32 equiv_tbl_len;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index 3d769ff..15c5042 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void __init load_ucode_bsp(void)
 	if (intel)
 		load_ucode_intel_bsp();
 	else
-		load_ucode_amd_early(cpuid_1_eax);
+		load_ucode_amd_bsp(cpuid_1_eax);
 }
 
 void load_ucode_ap(void)
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void load_ucode_ap(void)
 		break;
 	case X86_VENDOR_AMD:
 		if (x86_family(cpuid_1_eax) >= 0x10)
-			load_ucode_amd_early(cpuid_1_eax);
+			load_ucode_amd_ap(cpuid_1_eax);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -494,15 +494,6 @@ static struct syscore_ops mc_syscore_ops = {
 	.resume	= microcode_bsp_resume,
 };
 
-static int mc_cpu_starting(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	enum ucode_state err = microcode_ops->apply_microcode(cpu);
-
-	pr_debug("%s: CPU%d, err: %d\n", __func__, cpu, err);
-
-	return err == UCODE_ERROR;
-}
-
 static int mc_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct device *dev = get_cpu_device(cpu);
@@ -590,8 +581,6 @@ static int __init microcode_init(void)
 	schedule_on_each_cpu(setup_online_cpu);
 
 	register_syscore_ops(&mc_syscore_ops);
-	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_MICROCODE_LOADER, "x86/microcode:starting",
-				  mc_cpu_starting, NULL);
 	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "x86/microcode:online",
 				  mc_cpu_online, mc_cpu_down_prep);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h
index 32f6ad5..89fbf74 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ extern bool initrd_gone;
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD
 void load_ucode_amd_bsp(unsigned int family);
 void load_ucode_amd_ap(unsigned int family);
-void load_ucode_amd_early(unsigned int cpuid_1_eax);
 int save_microcode_in_initrd_amd(unsigned int family);
 void reload_ucode_amd(unsigned int cpu);
 struct microcode_ops *init_amd_microcode(void);
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ void exit_amd_microcode(void);
 #else /* CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD */
 static inline void load_ucode_amd_bsp(unsigned int family) { }
 static inline void load_ucode_amd_ap(unsigned int family) { }
-static inline void load_ucode_amd_early(unsigned int family) { }
 static inline int save_microcode_in_initrd_amd(unsigned int family) { return -EINVAL; }
 static inline void reload_ucode_amd(unsigned int cpu) { }
 static inline struct microcode_ops *init_amd_microcode(void) { return NULL; }
