diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c
index 18dd8f22e353..665d0f6cd62f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.c
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ static __init void rdt_quirks(void)
 	case INTEL_FAM6_SKYLAKE_X:
 		if (boot_cpu_data.x86_stepping <= 4)
 			set_rdt_options("!cmt,!mbmtotal,!mbmlocal,!l3cat");
+		else
+			set_rdt_options("!l3cat");
 	}
 }