diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 21f851179ff0..9989db3a9bf5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1158,10 +1158,6 @@ config X86_MCE_INJECT
 	  If you don't know what a machine check is and you don't do kernel
 	  QA it is safe to say n.
 
-config X86_THERMAL_VECTOR
-	def_bool y
-	depends on X86_MCE_INTEL
-
 source "arch/x86/events/Kconfig"
 
 config X86_LEGACY_VM86
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
index def9aa5e1fa4..ddfb3cad8dff 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mce.h
@@ -288,22 +288,6 @@ extern void (*mce_threshold_vector)(void);
 /* Deferred error interrupt handler */
 extern void (*deferred_error_int_vector)(void);
 
-/*
- * Thermal handler
- */
-
-void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
-
-/* Interrupt Handler for core thermal thresholds */
-extern int (*platform_thermal_notify)(__u64 msr_val);
-
-/* Interrupt Handler for package thermal thresholds */
-extern int (*platform_thermal_package_notify)(__u64 msr_val);
-
-/* Callback support of rate control, return true, if
- * callback has rate control */
-extern bool (*platform_thermal_package_rate_control)(void);
-
 /*
  * Used by APEI to report memory error via /dev/mcelog
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/thermal.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/thermal.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..36f97bff62e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/thermal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _ASM_X86_THERMAL_H
+#define _ASM_X86_THERMAL_H
+
+/* Interrupt Handler for package thermal thresholds */
+extern int (*platform_thermal_package_notify)(__u64 msr_val);
+
+/* Interrupt Handler for core thermal thresholds */
+extern int (*platform_thermal_notify)(__u64 msr_val);
+
+/* Callback support of rate control, return true, if
+ * callback has rate control */
+extern bool (*platform_thermal_package_rate_control)(void);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_THERMAL_VECTOR
+void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
+bool x86_thermal_enabled(void);
+void intel_thermal_interrupt(void);
+#else
+static inline void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) { }
+#endif
+
+
+#endif /* _ASM_X86_THERMAL_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index 59a1e3ce3f14..71221af87cb1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 #include <asm/resctrl.h>
 #include <asm/numa.h>
+#include <asm/thermal.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 #include <linux/topology.h>
@@ -719,6 +720,8 @@ static void init_intel(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		tsx_disable();
 
 	split_lock_init();
+
+	intel_init_thermal(c);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/Makefile
index 9f020c994154..015856abdbb1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MCE_THRESHOLD) += threshold.o
 mce-inject-y			:= inject.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MCE_INJECT)	+= mce-inject.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_THERMAL_VECTOR) += therm_throt.o
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_APEI)		+= apei.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MCELOG_LEGACY)	+= dev-mcelog.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/intel.c
index c2476fe0682e..e309476743b7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/intel.c
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@ static void intel_imc_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 void mce_intel_feature_init(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
-	intel_init_thermal(c);
 	intel_init_cmci();
 	intel_init_lmce();
 	intel_ppin_init(c);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
index c5dd50369e2f..d4ad344e80bf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/hw_irq.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
+#include <asm/thermal.h>
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <asm/trace/irq_vectors.h>
@@ -374,3 +375,23 @@ void fixup_irqs(void)
 	}
 }
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_THERMAL_VECTOR
+static void smp_thermal_vector(void)
+{
+	if (x86_thermal_enabled())
+		intel_thermal_interrupt();
+	else
+		pr_err("CPU%d: Unexpected LVT thermal interrupt!\n",
+		       smp_processor_id());
+}
+
+DEFINE_IDTENTRY_SYSVEC(sysvec_thermal)
+{
+	trace_thermal_apic_entry(THERMAL_APIC_VECTOR);
+	inc_irq_stat(irq_thermal_count);
+	smp_thermal_vector();
+	trace_thermal_apic_exit(THERMAL_APIC_VECTOR);
+	ack_APIC_irq();
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/Kconfig b/drivers/thermal/intel/Kconfig
index 8025b21f43fa..ce4f59213c7a 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ config INTEL_POWERCLAMP
 	  enforce idle time which results in more package C-state residency. The
 	  user interface is exposed via generic thermal framework.
 
+config X86_THERMAL_VECTOR
+	def_bool y
+	depends on X86 && CPU_SUP_INTEL && X86_LOCAL_APIC
+
 config X86_PKG_TEMP_THERMAL
 	tristate "X86 package temperature thermal driver"
 	depends on X86_THERMAL_VECTOR
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/Makefile b/drivers/thermal/intel/Makefile
index 0d9736ced5d4..ff2ad30ef397 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/Makefile
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_INTEL_QUARK_DTS_THERMAL)	+= intel_quark_dts_thermal.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_INT340X_THERMAL)  += int340x_thermal/
 obj-$(CONFIG_INTEL_BXT_PMIC_THERMAL) += intel_bxt_pmic_thermal.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_INTEL_PCH_THERMAL)	+= intel_pch_thermal.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_THERMAL_VECTOR) += therm_throt.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/therm_throt.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/therm_throt.c
similarity index 97%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/therm_throt.c
rename to drivers/thermal/intel/therm_throt.c
index 5b15d7cef1d1..6221f0f418f7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/therm_throt.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/therm_throt.c
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 
 #include <asm/processor.h>
+#include <asm/thermal.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
-#include <asm/mce.h>
+#include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
-#include <asm/trace/irq_vectors.h>
-
-#include "internal.h"
 
 /* How long to wait between reporting thermal events */
 #define CHECK_INTERVAL		(300 * HZ)
@@ -570,7 +568,7 @@ static void notify_thresholds(__u64 msr_val)
 }
 
 /* Thermal transition interrupt handler */
-static void intel_thermal_interrupt(void)
+void intel_thermal_interrupt(void)
 {
 	__u64 msr_val;
 
@@ -606,23 +604,6 @@ static void intel_thermal_interrupt(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void unexpected_thermal_interrupt(void)
-{
-	pr_err("CPU%d: Unexpected LVT thermal interrupt!\n",
-		smp_processor_id());
-}
-
-static void (*smp_thermal_vector)(void) = unexpected_thermal_interrupt;
-
-DEFINE_IDTENTRY_SYSVEC(sysvec_thermal)
-{
-	trace_thermal_apic_entry(THERMAL_APIC_VECTOR);
-	inc_irq_stat(irq_thermal_count);
-	smp_thermal_vector();
-	trace_thermal_apic_exit(THERMAL_APIC_VECTOR);
-	ack_APIC_irq();
-}
-
 /* Thermal monitoring depends on APIC, ACPI and clock modulation */
 static int intel_thermal_supported(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
@@ -633,6 +614,11 @@ static int intel_thermal_supported(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+bool x86_thermal_enabled(void)
+{
+	return atomic_read(&therm_throt_en);
+}
+
 void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
@@ -719,8 +705,6 @@ void intel_init_thermal(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 				| PACKAGE_THERM_INT_HIGH_ENABLE), h);
 	}
 
-	smp_thermal_vector = intel_thermal_interrupt;
-
 	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, l, h);
 	wrmsr(MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE, l | MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE_TM1, h);
 
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
index b81c33202f41..090f9176ba62 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/x86_pkg_temp_thermal.c
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/thermal.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
+
 #include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
-#include <asm/mce.h>
+#include <asm/thermal.h>
 
 /*
 * Rate control delay: Idea is to introduce denounce effect
