diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
index 5f42f25bac8f8c9643def8bae0b93d513c9fbb8b..2e2a421c8528b11d71c57aa98089f1513e3f8964 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/core.c
@@ -819,8 +819,8 @@ static int mce_no_way_out(struct mce *m, char **msg, unsigned long *validp,
 		if (quirk_no_way_out)
 			quirk_no_way_out(i, m, regs);
 
+		m->bank = i;
 		if (mce_severity(m, mca_cfg.tolerant, &tmp, true) >= MCE_PANIC_SEVERITY) {
-			m->bank = i;
 			mce_read_aux(m, i);
 			*msg = tmp;
 			return 1;