diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c b/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c
index f230d4d7d8eb45..64664311ac2b28 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/x86_init.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ struct x86_cpuinit_ops x86_cpuinit = {
 static void default_nmi_init(void) { };
 
 static bool enc_status_change_prepare_noop(unsigned long vaddr, int npages, bool enc) { return true; }
-static bool enc_status_change_finish_noop(unsigned long vaddr, int npages, bool enc) { return false; }
+static bool enc_status_change_finish_noop(unsigned long vaddr, int npages, bool enc) { return true; }
 static bool enc_tlb_flush_required_noop(bool enc) { return false; }
 static bool enc_cache_flush_required_noop(void) { return false; }
 static bool is_private_mmio_noop(u64 addr) {return false; }