diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 6f1d0af6b946..e1ddabd3ecd6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -759,6 +759,22 @@ static void __init l1tf_select_mitigation(void)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 
+static char *stibp_state(void)
+{
+	if (x86_spec_ctrl_base & SPEC_CTRL_STIBP)
+		return ", STIBP";
+	else
+		return "";
+}
+
+static char *ibpb_state(void)
+{
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_USE_IBPB))
+		return ", IBPB";
+	else
+		return "";
+}
+
 static ssize_t cpu_show_common(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			       char *buf, unsigned int bug)
 {
@@ -777,9 +793,9 @@ static ssize_t cpu_show_common(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr
 
 	case X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V2:
 		return sprintf(buf, "%s%s%s%s%s%s\n", spectre_v2_strings[spectre_v2_enabled],
-			       boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_USE_IBPB) ? ", IBPB" : "",
+			       ibpb_state(),
 			       boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_USE_IBRS_FW) ? ", IBRS_FW" : "",
-			       (x86_spec_ctrl_base & SPEC_CTRL_STIBP) ? ", STIBP" : "",
+			       stibp_state(),
 			       boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RSB_CTXSW) ? ", RSB filling" : "",
 			       spectre_v2_module_string());