diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
index a437d027f20b..e9a00e5074b2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
@@ -1214,9 +1214,6 @@ int apic_version[MAX_APICS];
 
 int __init APIC_init_uniprocessor(void)
 {
-	if (disable_apic)
-		clear_cpu_cap(&boot_cpu_data, X86_FEATURE_APIC);
-
 	if (!smp_found_config && !cpu_has_apic)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1700,7 +1697,7 @@ early_param("lapic", parse_lapic);
 static int __init parse_nolapic(char *arg)
 {
 	disable_apic = 1;
-	clear_cpu_cap(&boot_cpu_data, X86_FEATURE_APIC);
+	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_APIC);
 	return 0;
 }
 early_param("nolapic", parse_nolapic);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
index 1e3d32e27c14..16e586cacbdc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ early_param("apic", apic_set_verbosity);
 static __init int setup_disableapic(char *str)
 {
 	disable_apic = 1;
-	clear_cpu_cap(&boot_cpu_data, X86_FEATURE_APIC);
+	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_APIC);
 	return 0;
 }
 early_param("disableapic", setup_disableapic);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common_64.c
index 7b8cc72feb40..0485cf644520 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common_64.c
@@ -324,10 +324,6 @@ static void __cpuinit early_identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		cpu_devs[c->x86_vendor]->c_early_init(c);
 
 	validate_pat_support(c);
-
-	/* early_param could clear that, but recall get it set again */
-	if (disable_apic)
-		clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_APIC);
 }
 
 /*