diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 7532cbf27b1d..c9b23ad27b38 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -177,8 +177,10 @@ enum cpuhp_smt_control {
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_SMT)
 extern enum cpuhp_smt_control cpu_smt_control;
+extern void cpu_smt_disable(bool force);
 #else
 # define cpu_smt_control		(CPU_SMT_ENABLED)
+static inline void cpu_smt_disable(bool force) { }
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_CPU_H_ */
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index d79e24df2420..8453e31f2d1a 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -347,13 +347,23 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_hotplug_enable);
 enum cpuhp_smt_control cpu_smt_control __read_mostly = CPU_SMT_ENABLED;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_smt_control);
 
-static int __init smt_cmdline_disable(char *str)
+void __init cpu_smt_disable(bool force)
 {
-	cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_DISABLED;
-	if (str && !strcmp(str, "force")) {
+	if (cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED ||
+		cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_NOT_SUPPORTED)
+		return;
+
+	if (force) {
 		pr_info("SMT: Force disabled\n");
 		cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED;
+	} else {
+		cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_DISABLED;
 	}
+}
+
+static int __init smt_cmdline_disable(char *str)
+{
+	cpu_smt_disable(str && !strcmp(str, "force"));
 	return 0;
 }
 early_param("nosmt", smt_cmdline_disable);