diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tboot.c
index a49fe1dcb47e..bded81591ad9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tboot.c
@@ -512,9 +512,6 @@ int tboot_force_iommu(void)
 	if (!tboot_enabled())
 		return 0;
 
-	if (intel_iommu_tboot_noforce)
-		return 1;
-
 	if (no_iommu || swiotlb || dmar_disabled)
 		pr_warning("Forcing Intel-IOMMU to enabled\n");
 
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
index 1147626f0d25..984c7a6ea4fe 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static int rwbf_quirk;
  * (used when kernel is launched w/ TXT)
  */
 static int force_on = 0;
-int intel_iommu_tboot_noforce;
+static int intel_iommu_tboot_noforce;
 static int no_platform_optin;
 
 #define ROOT_ENTRY_NR (VTD_PAGE_SIZE/sizeof(struct root_entry))
@@ -4927,7 +4927,8 @@ int __init intel_iommu_init(void)
 	 * Intel IOMMU is required for a TXT/tboot launch or platform
 	 * opt in, so enforce that.
 	 */
-	force_on = tboot_force_iommu() || platform_optin_force_iommu();
+	force_on = (!intel_iommu_tboot_noforce && tboot_force_iommu()) ||
+		    platform_optin_force_iommu();
 
 	if (iommu_init_mempool()) {
 		if (force_on)
diff --git a/include/linux/intel-iommu.h b/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
index e54d51308f6f..6b559d25a84e 100644
--- a/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
+++ b/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
@@ -706,7 +706,6 @@ extern int iommu_calculate_agaw(struct intel_iommu *iommu);
 extern int iommu_calculate_max_sagaw(struct intel_iommu *iommu);
 extern int dmar_disabled;
 extern int intel_iommu_enabled;
-extern int intel_iommu_tboot_noforce;
 extern int intel_iommu_gfx_mapped;
 #else
 static inline int iommu_calculate_agaw(struct intel_iommu *iommu)