diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/smp.h
index f82b447bd34f..1895561839a9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -17,15 +17,20 @@
 #define __ASM_SMP_H
 
 /* Values for secondary_data.status */
+#define CPU_STUCK_REASON_SHIFT		(8)
+#define CPU_BOOT_STATUS_MASK		((1U << CPU_STUCK_REASON_SHIFT) - 1)
 
-#define CPU_MMU_OFF		(-1)
-#define CPU_BOOT_SUCCESS	(0)
+#define CPU_MMU_OFF			(-1)
+#define CPU_BOOT_SUCCESS		(0)
 /* The cpu invoked ops->cpu_die, synchronise it with cpu_kill */
-#define CPU_KILL_ME		(1)
+#define CPU_KILL_ME			(1)
 /* The cpu couldn't die gracefully and is looping in the kernel */
-#define CPU_STUCK_IN_KERNEL	(2)
+#define CPU_STUCK_IN_KERNEL		(2)
 /* Fatal system error detected by secondary CPU, crash the system */
-#define CPU_PANIC_KERNEL	(3)
+#define CPU_PANIC_KERNEL		(3)
+
+#define CPU_STUCK_REASON_52_BIT_VA	(1U << CPU_STUCK_REASON_SHIFT)
+#define CPU_STUCK_REASON_NO_GRAN	(2U << CPU_STUCK_REASON_SHIFT)
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
index 6b70dd625f01..eaa68ce6a06d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
@@ -809,13 +809,8 @@ ENTRY(__cpu_secondary_check52bitva)
 	and	x0, x0, #(0xf << ID_AA64MMFR2_LVA_SHIFT)
 	cbnz	x0, 2f
 
-	adr_l	x0, va52mismatch
-	mov	w1, #1
-	strb	w1, [x0]
-	dmb	sy
-	dc	ivac, x0	// Invalidate potentially stale cache line
-
-	update_early_cpu_boot_status CPU_STUCK_IN_KERNEL, x0, x1
+	update_early_cpu_boot_status \
+		CPU_STUCK_IN_KERNEL | CPU_STUCK_REASON_52_BIT_VA, x0, x1
 1:	wfe
 	wfi
 	b	1b
@@ -826,7 +821,8 @@ ENDPROC(__cpu_secondary_check52bitva)
 
 __no_granule_support:
 	/* Indicate that this CPU can't boot and is stuck in the kernel */
-	update_early_cpu_boot_status CPU_STUCK_IN_KERNEL, x1, x2
+	update_early_cpu_boot_status \
+		CPU_STUCK_IN_KERNEL | CPU_STUCK_REASON_NO_GRAN, x1, x2
 1:
 	wfe
 	wfi
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
index 1ff18f5fbecb..4e3bfbde829a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ static int boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 }
 
 static DECLARE_COMPLETION(cpu_running);
-bool va52mismatch __ro_after_init;
 
 int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
@@ -138,10 +137,6 @@ int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 
 		if (!cpu_online(cpu)) {
 			pr_crit("CPU%u: failed to come online\n", cpu);
-
-			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_USER_VA_BITS_52) && va52mismatch)
-				pr_crit("CPU%u: does not support 52-bit VAs\n", cpu);
-
 			ret = -EIO;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -156,7 +151,7 @@ int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 		if (status == CPU_MMU_OFF)
 			status = READ_ONCE(__early_cpu_boot_status);
 
-		switch (status) {
+		switch (status & CPU_BOOT_STATUS_MASK) {
 		default:
 			pr_err("CPU%u: failed in unknown state : 0x%lx\n",
 					cpu, status);
@@ -170,6 +165,10 @@ int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 			pr_crit("CPU%u: may not have shut down cleanly\n", cpu);
 		case CPU_STUCK_IN_KERNEL:
 			pr_crit("CPU%u: is stuck in kernel\n", cpu);
+			if (status & CPU_STUCK_REASON_52_BIT_VA)
+				pr_crit("CPU%u: does not support 52-bit VAs\n", cpu);
+			if (status & CPU_STUCK_REASON_NO_GRAN)
+				pr_crit("CPU%u: does not support %luK granule \n", cpu, PAGE_SIZE / SZ_1K);
 			cpus_stuck_in_kernel++;
 			break;
 		case CPU_PANIC_KERNEL: