diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
index 0624957aa0681fe7a260389fe8b64740383ff7c9..602f17134103c6904ff2b1228e650e3b8f6f0a35 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
@@ -537,6 +537,10 @@ static enum ucode_state apply_microcode_amd(int cpu)
 	uci->cpu_sig.rev = mc_amd->hdr.patch_id;
 	c->microcode = mc_amd->hdr.patch_id;
 
+	/* Update boot_cpu_data's revision too, if we're on the BSP: */
+	if (c->cpu_index == boot_cpu_data.cpu_index)
+		boot_cpu_data.microcode = mc_amd->hdr.patch_id;
+
 	return UCODE_UPDATED;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index 97ccf4c3b45bec517605813b1f24518b10466002..256d336cbc0454957a5af32ad5000e0636c4886f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -851,6 +851,10 @@ static enum ucode_state apply_microcode_intel(int cpu)
 	uci->cpu_sig.rev = rev;
 	c->microcode = rev;
 
+	/* Update boot_cpu_data's revision too, if we're on the BSP: */
+	if (c->cpu_index == boot_cpu_data.cpu_index)
+		boot_cpu_data.microcode = rev;
+
 	return UCODE_UPDATED;
 }