diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 686e92d2663e..f07687ddb13d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -150,8 +150,12 @@ extern const char * const x86_bug_flags[NBUGINTS*32];
 extern void setup_clear_cpu_cap(unsigned int bit);
 extern void clear_cpu_cap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c, unsigned int bit);
 
-#define setup_force_cpu_cap(bit) do { \
-	set_cpu_cap(&boot_cpu_data, bit);	\
+#define setup_force_cpu_cap(bit) do {			\
+							\
+	if (!boot_cpu_has(bit))				\
+		WARN_ON(alternatives_patched);		\
+							\
+	set_cpu_cap(&boot_cpu_data, bit);		\
 	set_bit(bit, (unsigned long *)cpu_caps_set);	\
 } while (0)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
index b7174209d855..5dd427c6feb2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ static void do_clear_cpu_cap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c, unsigned int feature)
 	if (WARN_ON(feature >= MAX_FEATURE_BITS))
 		return;
 
+	if (boot_cpu_has(feature))
+		WARN_ON(alternatives_patched);
+
 	clear_feature(c, feature);
 
 	/* Collect all features to disable, handling dependencies */