diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
index 23ad8e953dfb..a29997e6cf9e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
@@ -167,9 +167,6 @@ static u8 mtrr_type_lookup_variable(u64 start, u64 end, u64 *partial_end,
 	*repeat = 0;
 	*uniform = 1;
 
-	/* Make end inclusive instead of exclusive */
-	end--;
-
 	prev_match = MTRR_TYPE_INVALID;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_var_ranges; ++i) {
 		unsigned short start_state, end_state, inclusive;
@@ -261,6 +258,9 @@ u8 mtrr_type_lookup(u64 start, u64 end, u8 *uniform)
 	int repeat;
 	u64 partial_end;
 
+	/* Make end inclusive instead of exclusive */
+	end--;
+
 	if (!mtrr_state_set)
 		return MTRR_TYPE_INVALID;