diff --git a/src/cpu/intel/microcode/microcode.c b/src/cpu/intel/microcode/microcode.c
index 3492bfd6c9..8791a2efc4 100644
--- a/src/cpu/intel/microcode/microcode.c
+++ b/src/cpu/intel/microcode/microcode.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <cpu/cpu.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/msr.h>
 #include <cpu/intel/microcode.h>
+#include <rules.h>
 
 #if !defined(__PRE_RAM__)
 #include <cbfs.h>
@@ -95,6 +96,14 @@ void intel_microcode_load_unlocked(const void *microcode_patch)
 	if (current_rev == m->rev)
 		return;
 
+#if ENV_RAMSTAGE
+	/*SoC specific check to update microcode*/
+	if (soc_skip_ucode_update(current_rev, m->rev)) {
+		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Skip microcode update\n");
+		return;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	msr.lo = (unsigned long)m + sizeof(struct microcode);
 	msr.hi = 0;
 	wrmsr(0x79, msr);
@@ -202,3 +211,10 @@ void intel_update_microcode_from_cbfs(void)
 	spin_unlock(&microcode_lock);
 #endif
 }
+
+#if ENV_RAMSTAGE
+__attribute__((weak)) int soc_skip_ucode_update(u32 currrent_patch_id, u32 new_patch_id)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/include/cpu/intel/microcode.h b/src/include/cpu/intel/microcode.h
index d2fa1b755f..73b1c424ed 100644
--- a/src/include/cpu/intel/microcode.h
+++ b/src/include/cpu/intel/microcode.h
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ const void *intel_microcode_find(void);
  * well as ensuring the microcode matches the family and revision (i.e. with
  * intel_microcode_find()). */
 void intel_microcode_load_unlocked(const void *microcode_patch);
+
+/* SoC specific check to determine if microcode update is really
+ * required, will skip microcode update if true. */
+int soc_skip_ucode_update(u32 currrent_patch_id, u32 new_patch_id);
 #endif
 
 #endif