diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 7f6d8159398e00de45b02e64067e3d31bab502b2..839ab4103e895fd9a2657f6b8ac3312a01e39e0a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -276,22 +276,21 @@ static enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd __init spectre_v2_parse_cmdline(void)
 
 	if (cmdline_find_option_bool(boot_command_line, "nospectre_v2"))
 		return SPECTRE_V2_CMD_NONE;
-	else {
-		ret = cmdline_find_option(boot_command_line, "spectre_v2", arg, sizeof(arg));
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mitigation_options); i++) {
-			if (!match_option(arg, ret, mitigation_options[i].option))
-				continue;
-			cmd = mitigation_options[i].cmd;
-			break;
-		}
+	ret = cmdline_find_option(boot_command_line, "spectre_v2", arg, sizeof(arg));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO;
 
-		if (i >= ARRAY_SIZE(mitigation_options)) {
-			pr_err("unknown option (%s). Switching to AUTO select\n", arg);
-			return SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO;
-		}
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mitigation_options); i++) {
+		if (!match_option(arg, ret, mitigation_options[i].option))
+			continue;
+		cmd = mitigation_options[i].cmd;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (i >= ARRAY_SIZE(mitigation_options)) {
+		pr_err("unknown option (%s). Switching to AUTO select\n", arg);
+		return SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO;
 	}
 
 	if ((cmd == SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE ||