diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
index 01c0f3ee6cc3..bebabec5b448 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/main.c
@@ -793,13 +793,21 @@ void set_mtrr_aps_delayed_init(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * MTRR initialization for all AP's
+ * Delayed MTRR initialization for all AP's
  */
 void mtrr_aps_init(void)
 {
 	if (!use_intel())
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * Check if someone has requested the delay of AP MTRR initialization,
+	 * by doing set_mtrr_aps_delayed_init(), prior to this point. If not,
+	 * then we are done.
+	 */
+	if (!mtrr_aps_delayed_init)
+		return;
+
 	set_mtrr(~0U, 0, 0, 0);
 	mtrr_aps_delayed_init = false;
 }