diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 7dfcdd9e75c1..32828a77acc3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -715,6 +715,65 @@ static int check_update_ftr_reg(u32 sys_id, int cpu, u64 val, u64 boot)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int update_32bit_cpu_features(int cpu, struct cpuinfo_arm64 *info,
+				     struct cpuinfo_arm64 *boot)
+{
+	int taint = 0;
+	u64 pfr0 = read_sanitised_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR0_EL1);
+
+	/*
+	 * If we don't have AArch32 at all then skip the checks entirely
+	 * as the register values may be UNKNOWN and we're not going to be
+	 * using them for anything.
+	 */
+	if (!id_aa64pfr0_32bit_el0(pfr0))
+		return taint;
+
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_DFR0_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_dfr0, boot->reg_id_dfr0);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR0_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_isar0, boot->reg_id_isar0);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR1_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_isar1, boot->reg_id_isar1);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR2_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_isar2, boot->reg_id_isar2);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR3_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_isar3, boot->reg_id_isar3);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR4_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_isar4, boot->reg_id_isar4);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR5_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_isar5, boot->reg_id_isar5);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR6_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_isar6, boot->reg_id_isar6);
+
+	/*
+	 * Regardless of the value of the AuxReg field, the AIFSR, ADFSR, and
+	 * ACTLR formats could differ across CPUs and therefore would have to
+	 * be trapped for virtualization anyway.
+	 */
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_MMFR0_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_mmfr0, boot->reg_id_mmfr0);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_MMFR1_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_mmfr1, boot->reg_id_mmfr1);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_MMFR2_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_mmfr2, boot->reg_id_mmfr2);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_MMFR3_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_mmfr3, boot->reg_id_mmfr3);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_PFR0_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_pfr0, boot->reg_id_pfr0);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_PFR1_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_id_pfr1, boot->reg_id_pfr1);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_MVFR0_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_mvfr0, boot->reg_mvfr0);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_MVFR1_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_mvfr1, boot->reg_mvfr1);
+	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_MVFR2_EL1, cpu,
+				      info->reg_mvfr2, boot->reg_mvfr2);
+
+	return taint;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Update system wide CPU feature registers with the values from a
  * non-boot CPU. Also performs SANITY checks to make sure that there
@@ -788,53 +847,6 @@ void update_cpu_features(int cpu,
 	taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64ZFR0_EL1, cpu,
 				      info->reg_id_aa64zfr0, boot->reg_id_aa64zfr0);
 
-	/*
-	 * If we have AArch32, we care about 32-bit features for compat.
-	 * If the system doesn't support AArch32, don't update them.
-	 */
-	if (id_aa64pfr0_32bit_el0(read_sanitised_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_AA64PFR0_EL1))) {
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_DFR0_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_dfr0, boot->reg_id_dfr0);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR0_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_isar0, boot->reg_id_isar0);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR1_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_isar1, boot->reg_id_isar1);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR2_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_isar2, boot->reg_id_isar2);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR3_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_isar3, boot->reg_id_isar3);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR4_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_isar4, boot->reg_id_isar4);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR5_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_isar5, boot->reg_id_isar5);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_ISAR6_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_isar6, boot->reg_id_isar6);
-
-		/*
-		 * Regardless of the value of the AuxReg field, the AIFSR, ADFSR, and
-		 * ACTLR formats could differ across CPUs and therefore would have to
-		 * be trapped for virtualization anyway.
-		 */
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_MMFR0_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_mmfr0, boot->reg_id_mmfr0);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_MMFR1_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_mmfr1, boot->reg_id_mmfr1);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_MMFR2_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_mmfr2, boot->reg_id_mmfr2);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_MMFR3_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_mmfr3, boot->reg_id_mmfr3);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_PFR0_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_pfr0, boot->reg_id_pfr0);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ID_PFR1_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_id_pfr1, boot->reg_id_pfr1);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_MVFR0_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_mvfr0, boot->reg_mvfr0);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_MVFR1_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_mvfr1, boot->reg_mvfr1);
-		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_MVFR2_EL1, cpu,
-					info->reg_mvfr2, boot->reg_mvfr2);
-	}
-
 	if (id_aa64pfr0_sve(info->reg_id_aa64pfr0)) {
 		taint |= check_update_ftr_reg(SYS_ZCR_EL1, cpu,
 					info->reg_zcr, boot->reg_zcr);
@@ -845,6 +857,8 @@ void update_cpu_features(int cpu,
 			sve_update_vq_map();
 	}
 
+	taint |= update_32bit_cpu_features(cpu, info, boot);
+
 	/*
 	 * Mismatched CPU features are a recipe for disaster. Don't even
 	 * pretend to support them.
