diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index c57b9a106680..53edb7cd8f22 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -219,9 +219,8 @@
 .endm
 
 /*
- * Equivalent to -mindirect-branch-cs-prefix; emit the 5 byte jmp/call
- * to the retpoline thunk with a CS prefix when the register requires
- * a RAX prefix byte to encode. Also see apply_retpolines().
+ * Emits a conditional CS prefix that is compatible with
+ * -mindirect-branch-cs-prefix.
  */
 .macro __CS_PREFIX reg:req
 	.irp rs,r8,r9,r10,r11,r12,r13,r14,r15
@@ -454,12 +453,24 @@ static inline void x86_set_skl_return_thunk(void) {}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 
+/*
+ * Emits a conditional CS prefix that is compatible with
+ * -mindirect-branch-cs-prefix.
+ */
+#define __CS_PREFIX(reg)				\
+	".irp rs,r8,r9,r10,r11,r12,r13,r14,r15\n"	\
+	".ifc \\rs," reg "\n"				\
+	".byte 0x2e\n"					\
+	".endif\n"					\
+	".endr\n"
+
 /*
  * Inline asm uses the %V modifier which is only in newer GCC
  * which is ensured when CONFIG_RETPOLINE is defined.
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE
-#define CALL_NOSPEC	"call __x86_indirect_thunk_%V[thunk_target]\n"
+#define CALL_NOSPEC	__CS_PREFIX("%V[thunk_target]")	\
+			"call __x86_indirect_thunk_%V[thunk_target]\n"
 #else
 #define CALL_NOSPEC	"call *%[thunk_target]\n"
 #endif