diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
index da0d81fa0b54..0e50b668184a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode.h
@@ -135,10 +135,12 @@ extern void __init load_ucode_bsp(void);
 extern void load_ucode_ap(void);
 void reload_early_microcode(void);
 extern bool get_builtin_firmware(struct cpio_data *cd, const char *name);
+void microcode_bsp_resume(void);
 #else
 static inline void __init load_ucode_bsp(void)			{ }
 static inline void load_ucode_ap(void)				{ }
 static inline void reload_early_microcode(void)			{ }
+static inline void microcode_bsp_resume(void)			{ }
 static inline bool
 get_builtin_firmware(struct cpio_data *cd, const char *name)	{ return false; }
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index b53a6579767d..499bc79fc82a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -586,9 +586,9 @@ static struct subsys_interface mc_cpu_interface = {
 };
 
 /**
- * mc_bp_resume - Update boot CPU microcode during resume.
+ * microcode_bsp_resume - Update boot CPU microcode during resume.
  */
-static void mc_bp_resume(void)
+void microcode_bsp_resume(void)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct ucode_cpu_info *uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu;
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static void mc_bp_resume(void)
 }
 
 static struct syscore_ops mc_syscore_ops = {
-	.resume			= mc_bp_resume,
+	.resume			= microcode_bsp_resume,
 };
 
 static int mc_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/power/cpu.c b/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
index 357b3e6a2f7b..a1fbf18eed5a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/power/cpu.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 #include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
+#include <asm/microcode.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 __visible unsigned long saved_context_ebx;
@@ -261,6 +262,13 @@ static void notrace __restore_processor_state(struct saved_context *ctxt)
 	x86_platform.restore_sched_clock_state();
 	mtrr_bp_restore();
 	perf_restore_debug_store();
+
+	microcode_bsp_resume();
+
+	/*
+	 * This needs to happen after the microcode has been updated upon resume
+	 * because some of the MSRs are "emulated" in microcode.
+	 */
 	msr_restore_context(ctxt);
 }