diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
index 90f93b3ca9dbb9b32991dfe37514bf9091f4d9a6..adfea4d0d129759b1b395c5084fe71b34c76a769 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
@@ -593,34 +593,6 @@ void __init load_ucode_amd_bsp(struct early_load_data *ed, unsigned int cpuid_1_
 		native_rdmsr(MSR_AMD64_PATCH_LEVEL, ed->new_rev, dummy);
 }
 
-static enum ucode_state _load_microcode_amd(u8 family, const u8 *data, size_t size);
-
-static int __init save_microcode_in_initrd(void)
-{
-	unsigned int cpuid_1_eax = native_cpuid_eax(1);
-	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &boot_cpu_data;
-	struct cont_desc desc = { 0 };
-	enum ucode_state ret;
-	struct cpio_data cp;
-
-	if (dis_ucode_ldr || c->x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_AMD || c->x86 < 0x10)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!find_blobs_in_containers(&cp))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	scan_containers(cp.data, cp.size, &desc);
-	if (!desc.mc)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	ret = _load_microcode_amd(x86_family(cpuid_1_eax), desc.data, desc.size);
-	if (ret > UCODE_UPDATED)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-early_initcall(save_microcode_in_initrd);
-
 static inline bool patch_cpus_equivalent(struct ucode_patch *p,
 					 struct ucode_patch *n,
 					 bool ignore_stepping)
@@ -1004,6 +976,32 @@ static enum ucode_state load_microcode_amd(u8 family, const u8 *data, size_t siz
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int __init save_microcode_in_initrd(void)
+{
+	unsigned int cpuid_1_eax = native_cpuid_eax(1);
+	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &boot_cpu_data;
+	struct cont_desc desc = { 0 };
+	enum ucode_state ret;
+	struct cpio_data cp;
+
+	if (dis_ucode_ldr || c->x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_AMD || c->x86 < 0x10)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!find_blobs_in_containers(&cp))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	scan_containers(cp.data, cp.size, &desc);
+	if (!desc.mc)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = _load_microcode_amd(x86_family(cpuid_1_eax), desc.data, desc.size);
+	if (ret > UCODE_UPDATED)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+early_initcall(save_microcode_in_initrd);
+
 /*
  * AMD microcode firmware naming convention, up to family 15h they are in
  * the legacy file: