diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
index 26c40134817e..5328e2ed2dd3 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
@@ -3299,10 +3299,7 @@ static int __init init_dmars(void)
 
 		if (!ecap_pass_through(iommu->ecap))
 			hw_pass_through = 0;
-#ifdef CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU_SVM
-		if (pasid_supported(iommu))
-			intel_svm_init(iommu);
-#endif
+		intel_svm_check(iommu);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -4495,10 +4492,7 @@ static int intel_iommu_add(struct dmar_drhd_unit *dmaru)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU_SVM
-	if (pasid_supported(iommu))
-		intel_svm_init(iommu);
-#endif
+	intel_svm_check(iommu);
 
 	if (dmaru->ignored) {
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel-svm.c b/drivers/iommu/intel-svm.c
index dca88f9fdf29..e4a5d542b84f 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel-svm.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel-svm.c
@@ -23,19 +23,6 @@
 
 static irqreturn_t prq_event_thread(int irq, void *d);
 
-int intel_svm_init(struct intel_iommu *iommu)
-{
-	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_GBPAGES) &&
-			!cap_fl1gp_support(iommu->cap))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_LA57) &&
-			!cap_5lp_support(iommu->cap))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #define PRQ_ORDER 0
 
 int intel_svm_enable_prq(struct intel_iommu *iommu)
@@ -99,6 +86,33 @@ int intel_svm_finish_prq(struct intel_iommu *iommu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline bool intel_svm_capable(struct intel_iommu *iommu)
+{
+	return iommu->flags & VTD_FLAG_SVM_CAPABLE;
+}
+
+void intel_svm_check(struct intel_iommu *iommu)
+{
+	if (!pasid_supported(iommu))
+		return;
+
+	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_GBPAGES) &&
+	    !cap_fl1gp_support(iommu->cap)) {
+		pr_err("%s SVM disabled, incompatible 1GB page capability\n",
+		       iommu->name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_LA57) &&
+	    !cap_5lp_support(iommu->cap)) {
+		pr_err("%s SVM disabled, incompatible paging mode\n",
+		       iommu->name);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	iommu->flags |= VTD_FLAG_SVM_CAPABLE;
+}
+
 static void intel_flush_svm_range_dev (struct intel_svm *svm, struct intel_svm_dev *sdev,
 				unsigned long address, unsigned long pages, int ih)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/intel-iommu.h b/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
index 6d8bf4bdf240..aaece25c055f 100644
--- a/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
+++ b/include/linux/intel-iommu.h
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ enum {
 
 #define VTD_FLAG_TRANS_PRE_ENABLED	(1 << 0)
 #define VTD_FLAG_IRQ_REMAP_PRE_ENABLED	(1 << 1)
+#define VTD_FLAG_SVM_CAPABLE		(1 << 2)
 
 extern int intel_iommu_sm;
 
@@ -658,7 +659,7 @@ void iommu_flush_write_buffer(struct intel_iommu *iommu);
 int intel_iommu_enable_pasid(struct intel_iommu *iommu, struct device *dev);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU_SVM
-int intel_svm_init(struct intel_iommu *iommu);
+extern void intel_svm_check(struct intel_iommu *iommu);
 extern int intel_svm_enable_prq(struct intel_iommu *iommu);
 extern int intel_svm_finish_prq(struct intel_iommu *iommu);
 
@@ -686,6 +687,8 @@ struct intel_svm {
 };
 
 extern struct intel_iommu *intel_svm_device_to_iommu(struct device *dev);
+#else
+static inline void intel_svm_check(struct intel_iommu *iommu) {}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU_DEBUGFS