diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 64b805bd6a542..340caa7aebfba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ static __always_inline void setup_smap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_SMAP
 		cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_SMAP);
 #else
+		clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_SMAP);
 		cr4_clear_bits(X86_CR4_SMAP);
 #endif
 	}