diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c
index 8596a106a933..91d0b0fc392b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ static int __init extlog_init(void)
 	u64 cap;
 	int rc;
 
-	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP, cap);
-
-	if (!(cap & MCG_ELOG_P) || !extlog_get_l1addr())
+	if (rdmsrl_safe(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP, &cap) ||
+	    !(cap & MCG_ELOG_P) ||
+	    !extlog_get_l1addr())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (edac_get_report_status() == EDAC_REPORTING_FORCE) {