diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
index 032a00e5d9fa..76c80e191a1b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ static void init_x2apic_ldr(void)
 
 static int x2apic_phys_probe(void)
 {
-	if (x2apic_mode && (x2apic_phys || x2apic_fadt_phys()))
+	if (!x2apic_mode)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (x2apic_phys || x2apic_fadt_phys())
 		return 1;
 
 	return apic == &apic_x2apic_phys;