diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c
index 9208a36d0f03..9243cd839829 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ static void apply_ucode_in_initrd(void *ucode, size_t size, bool save_patch)
 
 static bool __init load_builtin_amd_microcode(struct cpio_data *cp, int family)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	char fw_name[36] = "amd-ucode/microcode_amd.bin";
 
 	if (family >= 0x15)
@@ -237,6 +238,9 @@ static bool __init load_builtin_amd_microcode(struct cpio_data *cp, int family)
 			 "amd-ucode/microcode_amd_fam%.2xh.bin", family);
 
 	return get_builtin_firmware(cp, fw_name);
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
 }
 
 void __init load_ucode_amd_bsp(int family)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c
index 10dff3f3f686..b4858d892592 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(save_mc_for_early);
 
 static bool __init load_builtin_intel_microcode(struct cpio_data *cp)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	u32 eax = 0x00000001, ebx, ecx = 0, edx;
 	int family, model, stepping;
 	char name[30];
@@ -536,6 +537,9 @@ static bool __init load_builtin_intel_microcode(struct cpio_data *cp)
 	sprintf(name, "intel-ucode/%02x-%02x-%02x", family, model, stepping);
 
 	return get_builtin_firmware(cp, name);
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
 }
 
 static __initdata char ucode_name[] = "kernel/x86/microcode/GenuineIntel.bin";