diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index e853dd72d2a3..5a46f1bff156 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -370,14 +370,14 @@ static __init struct microcode_intel *get_microcode_blob(struct ucode_cpu_info *
 {
 	struct cpio_data cp;
 
+	intel_collect_cpu_info(&uci->cpu_sig);
+
 	if (!load_builtin_intel_microcode(&cp))
 		cp = find_microcode_in_initrd(ucode_path);
 
 	if (!(cp.data && cp.size))
 		return NULL;
 
-	intel_collect_cpu_info(&uci->cpu_sig);
-
 	return scan_microcode(cp.data, cp.size, uci, save);
 }
 
@@ -410,13 +410,13 @@ void __init load_ucode_intel_bsp(struct early_load_data *ed)
 {
 	struct ucode_cpu_info uci;
 
-	ed->old_rev = intel_get_microcode_revision();
-
 	uci.mc = get_microcode_blob(&uci, false);
-	if (uci.mc && apply_microcode_early(&uci) == UCODE_UPDATED)
-		ucode_patch_va = UCODE_BSP_LOADED;
+	ed->old_rev = uci.cpu_sig.rev;
 
-	ed->new_rev = uci.cpu_sig.rev;
+	if (uci.mc && apply_microcode_early(&uci) == UCODE_UPDATED) {
+		ucode_patch_va = UCODE_BSP_LOADED;
+		ed->new_rev = uci.cpu_sig.rev;
+	}
 }
 
 void load_ucode_intel_ap(void)