diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index 9d591c8..6dea040 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -1001,6 +1001,12 @@
 
 static inline bool smap_violation(int error_code, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_SMAP))
+		return false;
+
+	if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SMAP))
+		return false;
+
 	if (error_code & PF_USER)
 		return false;
 
@@ -1087,11 +1093,9 @@
 	if (unlikely(error_code & PF_RSVD))
 		pgtable_bad(regs, error_code, address);
 
-	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SMAP)) {
-		if (unlikely(smap_violation(error_code, regs))) {
-			bad_area_nosemaphore(regs, error_code, address);
-			return;
-		}
+	if (unlikely(smap_violation(error_code, regs))) {
+		bad_area_nosemaphore(regs, error_code, address);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/*