diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
index d8408aafeed9..79d2e17f6582 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ static void init_amd(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 */
 	if (spectre_v2_in_eibrs_mode(spectre_v2_enabled) &&
 	    cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_AUTOIBRS))
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(msr_set_bit(MSR_EFER, _EFER_AUTOIBRS));
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(msr_set_bit(MSR_EFER, _EFER_AUTOIBRS) < 0);
 
 	/* AMD CPUs don't need fencing after x2APIC/TSC_DEADLINE MSR writes. */
 	clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_APIC_MSRS_FENCE);