diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
index 834eb652a7b9..e0373a3056e8 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/efi.h>
 #include <linux/crash_dump.h>
 
+#include <asm/alternative.h>
 #include <asm/cpu_ops.h>
 #include <asm/early_ioremap.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 #endif
 
 	riscv_fill_hwcap();
+	apply_boot_alternatives();
 }
 
 static int __init topology_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
index a6d13dca1403..f1e4948a4b52 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 #include <asm/sbi.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
-#include <asm/alternative.h>
 
 #include "head.h"
 
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ static DECLARE_COMPLETION(cpu_running);
 void __init smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
 {
 	init_cpu_topology();
-	apply_boot_alternatives();
 }
 
 void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)