diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index a55a3864df1c..0bc55472f303 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -2422,10 +2422,8 @@ static void __init srso_select_mitigation(void)
 			setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_SRSO_NO);
 			return;
 		}
-	}
 
-	if (retbleed_mitigation == RETBLEED_MITIGATION_IBPB) {
-		if (has_microcode) {
+		if (retbleed_mitigation == RETBLEED_MITIGATION_IBPB) {
 			srso_mitigation = SRSO_MITIGATION_IBPB;
 			goto out;
 		}