diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index bdc1ed7ff669..fcc4238ee95f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -733,11 +733,13 @@ spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation(enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd v2_cmd)
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_IBPB)) {
 		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_USE_IBPB);
 
+		spectre_v2_user_ibpb = mode;
 		switch (cmd) {
 		case SPECTRE_V2_USER_CMD_FORCE:
 		case SPECTRE_V2_USER_CMD_PRCTL_IBPB:
 		case SPECTRE_V2_USER_CMD_SECCOMP_IBPB:
 			static_branch_enable(&switch_mm_always_ibpb);
+			spectre_v2_user_ibpb = SPECTRE_V2_USER_STRICT;
 			break;
 		case SPECTRE_V2_USER_CMD_PRCTL:
 		case SPECTRE_V2_USER_CMD_AUTO:
@@ -751,8 +753,6 @@ spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation(enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd v2_cmd)
 		pr_info("mitigation: Enabling %s Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier\n",
 			static_key_enabled(&switch_mm_always_ibpb) ?
 			"always-on" : "conditional");
-
-		spectre_v2_user_ibpb = mode;
 	}
 
 	/*