diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 95219eb8e45c..921d718e7f02 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -858,7 +858,10 @@ static void __init retbleed_select_mitigation(void)
 		break;
 
 	case RETBLEED_CMD_IBPB:
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_IBPB_ENTRY)) {
+		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_IBPB)) {
+			pr_err("WARNING: CPU does not support IBPB.\n");
+			goto do_cmd_auto;
+		} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_IBPB_ENTRY)) {
 			retbleed_mitigation = RETBLEED_MITIGATION_IBPB;
 		} else {
 			pr_err("WARNING: kernel not compiled with CPU_IBPB_ENTRY.\n");
@@ -873,7 +876,7 @@ do_cmd_auto:
 		    boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_HYGON) {
 			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_UNRET_ENTRY))
 				retbleed_mitigation = RETBLEED_MITIGATION_UNRET;
-			else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_IBPB_ENTRY))
+			else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_IBPB_ENTRY) && boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_IBPB))
 				retbleed_mitigation = RETBLEED_MITIGATION_IBPB;
 		}