diff --git a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
index 33e353bdd4b6..690309c78dfb 100644
--- a/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/idle/intel_idle.c
@@ -1296,58 +1296,6 @@ static inline void intel_idle_init_cstates_acpi(struct cpuidle_driver *drv) { }
 static inline bool intel_idle_off_by_default(u32 mwait_hint) { return false; }
 #endif /* !CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR_CSTATE */
 
-/*
- * intel_idle_probe()
- */
-static int __init intel_idle_probe(void)
-{
-	unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx;
-	const struct x86_cpu_id *id;
-
-	if (max_cstate == 0) {
-		pr_debug("disabled\n");
-		return -EPERM;
-	}
-
-	id = x86_match_cpu(intel_idle_ids);
-	if (id) {
-		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT)) {
-			pr_debug("Please enable MWAIT in BIOS SETUP\n");
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
-	} else {
-		id = x86_match_cpu(intel_mwait_ids);
-		if (!id)
-			return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	if (boot_cpu_data.cpuid_level < CPUID_MWAIT_LEAF)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	cpuid(CPUID_MWAIT_LEAF, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &mwait_substates);
-
-	if (!(ecx & CPUID5_ECX_EXTENSIONS_SUPPORTED) ||
-	    !(ecx & CPUID5_ECX_INTERRUPT_BREAK) ||
-	    !mwait_substates)
-			return -ENODEV;
-
-	pr_debug("MWAIT substates: 0x%x\n", mwait_substates);
-
-	icpu = (const struct idle_cpu *)id->driver_data;
-	if (icpu) {
-		cpuidle_state_table = icpu->state_table;
-		if (icpu->use_acpi)
-			intel_idle_acpi_cst_extract();
-	} else if (!intel_idle_acpi_cst_extract()) {
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	pr_debug("v" INTEL_IDLE_VERSION " model 0x%X\n",
-		 boot_cpu_data.x86_model);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * intel_idle_cpuidle_devices_uninit()
  * Unregisters the cpuidle devices.
@@ -1632,15 +1580,54 @@ static int intel_idle_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 
 static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
 {
+	const struct x86_cpu_id *id;
+	unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx;
 	int retval;
 
 	/* Do not load intel_idle at all for now if idle= is passed */
 	if (boot_option_idle_override != IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	retval = intel_idle_probe();
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
+	if (max_cstate == 0) {
+		pr_debug("disabled\n");
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
+	id = x86_match_cpu(intel_idle_ids);
+	if (id) {
+		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT)) {
+			pr_debug("Please enable MWAIT in BIOS SETUP\n");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
+	} else {
+		id = x86_match_cpu(intel_mwait_ids);
+		if (!id)
+			return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	if (boot_cpu_data.cpuid_level < CPUID_MWAIT_LEAF)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	cpuid(CPUID_MWAIT_LEAF, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &mwait_substates);
+
+	if (!(ecx & CPUID5_ECX_EXTENSIONS_SUPPORTED) ||
+	    !(ecx & CPUID5_ECX_INTERRUPT_BREAK) ||
+	    !mwait_substates)
+			return -ENODEV;
+
+	pr_debug("MWAIT substates: 0x%x\n", mwait_substates);
+
+	icpu = (const struct idle_cpu *)id->driver_data;
+	if (icpu) {
+		cpuidle_state_table = icpu->state_table;
+		if (icpu->use_acpi)
+			intel_idle_acpi_cst_extract();
+	} else if (!intel_idle_acpi_cst_extract()) {
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	pr_debug("v" INTEL_IDLE_VERSION " model 0x%X\n",
+		 boot_cpu_data.x86_model);
 
 	intel_idle_cpuidle_devices = alloc_percpu(struct cpuidle_device);
 	if (intel_idle_cpuidle_devices == NULL)