diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index d29fdd7e57bb..6f3a3cde8b83 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct cpuhp_cpu_state {
 	bool			rollback;
 	bool			single;
 	bool			bringup;
+	bool			booted_once;
 	struct hlist_node	*node;
 	struct hlist_node	*last;
 	enum cpuhp_state	cb_state;
@@ -342,6 +343,40 @@ void cpu_hotplug_enable(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_hotplug_enable);
 #endif	/* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_SMT
+enum cpuhp_smt_control cpu_smt_control __read_mostly = CPU_SMT_ENABLED;
+
+static int __init smt_cmdline_disable(char *str)
+{
+	cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_DISABLED;
+	if (str && !strcmp(str, "force")) {
+		pr_info("SMT: Force disabled\n");
+		cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+early_param("nosmt", smt_cmdline_disable);
+
+static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	if (cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_ENABLED)
+		return true;
+
+	if (topology_is_primary_thread(cpu))
+		return true;
+
+	/*
+	 * On x86 it's required to boot all logical CPUs at least once so
+	 * that the init code can get a chance to set CR4.MCE on each
+	 * CPU. Otherwise, a broadacasted MCE observing CR4.MCE=0b on any
+	 * core will shutdown the machine.
+	 */
+	return !per_cpu(cpuhp_state, cpu).booted_once;
+}
+#else
+static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsigned int cpu) { return true; }
+#endif
+
 static inline enum cpuhp_state
 cpuhp_set_state(struct cpuhp_cpu_state *st, enum cpuhp_state target)
 {
@@ -422,6 +457,16 @@ static int bringup_wait_for_ap(unsigned int cpu)
 	stop_machine_unpark(cpu);
 	kthread_unpark(st->thread);
 
+	/*
+	 * SMT soft disabling on X86 requires to bring the CPU out of the
+	 * BIOS 'wait for SIPI' state in order to set the CR4.MCE bit.  The
+	 * CPU marked itself as booted_once in cpu_notify_starting() so the
+	 * cpu_smt_allowed() check will now return false if this is not the
+	 * primary sibling.
+	 */
+	if (!cpu_smt_allowed(cpu))
+		return -ECANCELED;
+
 	if (st->target <= CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_IDLE)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -933,29 +978,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_down);
 #define takedown_cpu		NULL
 #endif /*CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU*/
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_SMT
-enum cpuhp_smt_control cpu_smt_control __read_mostly = CPU_SMT_ENABLED;
-
-static int __init smt_cmdline_disable(char *str)
-{
-	cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_DISABLED;
-	if (str && !strcmp(str, "force")) {
-		pr_info("SMT: Force disabled\n");
-		cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-early_param("nosmt", smt_cmdline_disable);
-
-static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	return cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_ENABLED ||
-		topology_is_primary_thread(cpu);
-}
-#else
-static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsigned int cpu) { return true; }
-#endif
-
 /**
  * notify_cpu_starting(cpu) - Invoke the callbacks on the starting CPU
  * @cpu: cpu that just started
@@ -970,6 +992,7 @@ void notify_cpu_starting(unsigned int cpu)
 	int ret;
 
 	rcu_cpu_starting(cpu);	/* Enables RCU usage on this CPU. */
+	st->booted_once = true;
 	while (st->state < target) {
 		st->state++;
 		ret = cpuhp_invoke_callback(cpu, st->state, true, NULL, NULL);
@@ -2180,5 +2203,6 @@ void __init boot_cpu_init(void)
  */
 void __init boot_cpu_state_init(void)
 {
-	per_cpu_ptr(&cpuhp_state, smp_processor_id())->state = CPUHP_ONLINE;
+	this_cpu_write(cpuhp_state.booted_once, true);
+	this_cpu_write(cpuhp_state.state, CPUHP_ONLINE);
 }