diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
index 1342f23..18f05ec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event.c
@@ -2066,12 +2066,6 @@
 
 	x86_pmu = p6_pmu;
 
-	if (!cpu_has_apic) {
-		pr_info("no APIC, boot with the \"lapic\" boot parameter to force-enable it.\n");
-		pr_info("no hardware sampling interrupt available.\n");
-		x86_pmu.apic = 0;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2163,6 +2157,16 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void __init pmu_check_apic(void)
+{
+	if (cpu_has_apic)
+		return;
+
+	x86_pmu.apic = 0;
+	pr_info("no APIC, boot with the \"lapic\" boot parameter to force-enable it.\n");
+	pr_info("no hardware sampling interrupt available.\n");
+}
+
 void __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -2184,6 +2188,8 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	pmu_check_apic();
+
 	pr_cont("%s PMU driver.\n", x86_pmu.name);
 
 	if (x86_pmu.num_events > X86_PMC_MAX_GENERIC) {