diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index b7027e667604e9947c39b1fade154589612030cb..a96091d44a459b57925cab12256646949b1b2243 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -790,13 +790,16 @@ static struct syscore_ops mc_syscore_ops = {
 	.resume			= mc_bp_resume,
 };
 
-static int mc_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
+static int mc_cpu_starting(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct device *dev;
-
-	dev = get_cpu_device(cpu);
 	microcode_update_cpu(cpu);
 	pr_debug("CPU%d added\n", cpu);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int mc_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct device *dev = get_cpu_device(cpu);
 
 	if (sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &mc_attr_group))
 		pr_err("Failed to create group for CPU%d\n", cpu);
@@ -873,7 +876,9 @@ int __init microcode_init(void)
 		goto out_ucode_group;
 
 	register_syscore_ops(&mc_syscore_ops);
-	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_MICROCODE_LOADER, "x86/microcode:online",
+	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_MICROCODE_LOADER, "x86/microcode:starting",
+				  mc_cpu_starting, NULL);
+	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "x86/microcode:online",
 				  mc_cpu_online, mc_cpu_down_prep);
 
 	pr_info("Microcode Update Driver: v%s.", DRIVER_VERSION);