diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
index 661e361a12a6..453cf38a1c33 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ static inline int topology_max_smt_threads(void)
 int topology_update_package_map(unsigned int apicid, unsigned int cpu);
 int topology_phys_to_logical_pkg(unsigned int pkg);
 bool topology_is_primary_thread(unsigned int cpu);
+bool topology_smt_supported(void);
 #else
 #define topology_max_packages()			(1)
 static inline int
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ topology_update_package_map(unsigned int apicid, unsigned int cpu) { return 0; }
 static inline int topology_phys_to_logical_pkg(unsigned int pkg) { return 0; }
 static inline int topology_max_smt_threads(void) { return 1; }
 static inline bool topology_is_primary_thread(unsigned int cpu) { return true; }
+static inline bool topology_smt_supported(void) { return false; }
 #endif
 
 static inline void arch_fix_phys_package_id(int num, u32 slot)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index f9c731240142..7f7def989fb0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -274,6 +274,14 @@ bool topology_is_primary_thread(unsigned int cpu)
 	return apic_id_is_primary_thread(per_cpu(x86_cpu_to_apicid, cpu));
 }
 
+/**
+ * topology_smt_supported - Check whether SMT is supported by the CPUs
+ */
+bool topology_smt_supported(void)
+{
+	return smp_num_siblings > 1;
+}
+
 /**
  * topology_phys_to_logical_pkg - Map a physical package id to a logical
  *