diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h
index 9b214e10d499..d3e86cfd08fe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ static inline int __init save_microcode_in_initrd_amd(void) { return -EINVAL; }
 void reload_ucode_amd(void) {}
 #endif
 
-extern bool check_current_patch_level(u32 *rev);
+extern bool check_current_patch_level(u32 *rev, bool early);
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_MICROCODE_AMD_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
index 2d630138bf3e..da922d1e2f71 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ static unsigned int verify_patch_size(u8 family, u32 patch_size,
 	return patch_size;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Those patch levels cannot be updated to newer ones and thus should be final.
+ */
+static u32 final_levels[] = {
+	0x01000098,
+	0x0100009f,
+	0x010000af,
+	0, /* T-101 terminator */
+};
+
 /*
  * Check the current patch level on this CPU.
  *
@@ -187,13 +197,31 @@ static unsigned int verify_patch_size(u8 family, u32 patch_size,
  *  - true: if update should stop
  *  - false: otherwise
  */
-bool check_current_patch_level(u32 *rev)
+bool check_current_patch_level(u32 *rev, bool early)
 {
-	u32 dummy;
+	u32 lvl, dummy, i;
+	bool ret = false;
+	u32 *levels;
 
-	native_rdmsr(MSR_AMD64_PATCH_LEVEL, *rev, dummy);
+	native_rdmsr(MSR_AMD64_PATCH_LEVEL, lvl, dummy);
 
-	return false;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32) && early)
+		levels = (u32 *)__pa_nodebug(&final_levels);
+	else
+		levels = final_levels;
+
+	for (i = 0; levels[i]; i++) {
+		if (lvl == levels[i]) {
+			lvl = 0;
+			ret = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (rev)
+		*rev = lvl;
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int __apply_microcode_amd(struct microcode_amd *mc_amd)
@@ -229,7 +257,7 @@ int apply_microcode_amd(int cpu)
 	mc_amd  = p->data;
 	uci->mc = p->data;
 
-	if (check_current_patch_level(&rev))
+	if (check_current_patch_level(&rev, false))
 		return -1;
 
 	/* need to apply patch? */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c
index abb90097582f..a54a47b9d8ea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd_early.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void apply_ucode_in_initrd(void *ucode, size_t size, bool save_patch)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (check_current_patch_level(&rev))
+	if (check_current_patch_level(&rev, true))
 		return;
 
 	while (left > 0) {
@@ -330,7 +330,10 @@ void load_ucode_amd_ap(void)
 	if (!container)
 		return;
 
-	if (check_current_patch_level(&rev))
+	/*
+	 * 64-bit runs with paging enabled, thus early==false.
+	 */
+	if (check_current_patch_level(&rev, false))
 		return;
 
 	eax = cpuid_eax(0x00000001);
@@ -422,7 +425,11 @@ void reload_ucode_amd(void)
 	struct microcode_amd *mc;
 	u32 rev;
 
-	if (check_current_patch_level(&rev))
+	/*
+	 * early==false because this is a syscore ->resume path and by
+	 * that time paging is long enabled.
+	 */
+	if (check_current_patch_level(&rev, false))
 		return;
 
 	mc = (struct microcode_amd *)amd_ucode_patch;