diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
index 08831acc1d03..c0c57bd05f02 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/amd.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static void threshold_restart_bank(void *_tr)
 	u32 hi, lo;
 
 	/* sysfs write might race against an offline operation */
-	if (this_cpu_read(threshold_banks))
+	if (!this_cpu_read(threshold_banks) && !tr->set_lvt_off)
 		return;
 
 	rdmsr(tr->b->address, lo, hi);