diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index ce799cfe9434..6a99535d7f37 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ static enum ucode_state apply_microcode_intel(int cpu)
 {
 	struct ucode_cpu_info *uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu;
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(cpu);
+	bool bsp = c->cpu_index == boot_cpu_data.cpu_index;
 	struct microcode_intel *mc;
 	enum ucode_state ret;
 	static int prev_rev;
@@ -836,7 +837,7 @@ static enum ucode_state apply_microcode_intel(int cpu)
 		return UCODE_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	if (rev != prev_rev) {
+	if (bsp && rev != prev_rev) {
 		pr_info("updated to revision 0x%x, date = %04x-%02x-%02x\n",
 			rev,
 			mc->hdr.date & 0xffff,
@@ -852,7 +853,7 @@ out:
 	c->microcode	 = rev;
 
 	/* Update boot_cpu_data's revision too, if we're on the BSP: */
-	if (c->cpu_index == boot_cpu_data.cpu_index)
+	if (bsp)
 		boot_cpu_data.microcode = rev;
 
 	return ret;