diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 433e95e25332a..f2388c1548d19 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -2429,8 +2429,10 @@ static void __init srso_select_mitigation(void)
 		 * IBPB microcode has been applied.
 		 */
 		if ((boot_cpu_data.x86 < 0x19) &&
-		    (!cpu_smt_possible() || (cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_DISABLED)))
+		    (!cpu_smt_possible() || (cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_DISABLED))) {
 			setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_SRSO_NO);
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (retbleed_mitigation == RETBLEED_MITIGATION_IBPB) {
@@ -2716,6 +2718,9 @@ static ssize_t gds_show_state(char *buf)
 
 static ssize_t srso_show_state(char *buf)
 {
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SRSO_NO))
+		return sysfs_emit(buf, "Not affected\n");
+
 	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s%s\n",
 			  srso_strings[srso_mitigation],
 			  (cpu_has_ibpb_brtype_microcode() ? "" : ", no microcode"));