diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
index d912457f56a7..f48905f796e9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 #define X86_FEATURE_SME			( 7*32+10) /* AMD Secure Memory Encryption */
 #define X86_FEATURE_PTI			( 7*32+11) /* Kernel Page Table Isolation enabled */
 #define X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE		( 7*32+12) /* "" Generic Retpoline mitigation for Spectre variant 2 */
-#define X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_AMD	( 7*32+13) /* "" AMD Retpoline mitigation for Spectre variant 2 */
+#define X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_LFENCE	( 7*32+13) /* "" Use LFENCE for Spectre variant 2 */
 #define X86_FEATURE_INTEL_PPIN		( 7*32+14) /* Intel Processor Inventory Number */
 #define X86_FEATURE_CDP_L2		( 7*32+15) /* Code and Data Prioritization L2 */
 #define X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL	( 7*32+16) /* "" MSR SPEC_CTRL is implemented */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index b222a3595946..b8c54e977feb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 	ANNOTATE_NOSPEC_ALTERNATIVE
 	ALTERNATIVE_2 __stringify(ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE; jmp *\reg),	\
 		__stringify(RETPOLINE_JMP \reg), X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE,	\
-		__stringify(lfence; ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE; jmp *\reg), X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_AMD
+		__stringify(lfence; ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE; jmp *\reg), X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_LFENCE
 #else
 	jmp	*\reg
 #endif
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 	ANNOTATE_NOSPEC_ALTERNATIVE
 	ALTERNATIVE_2 __stringify(ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE; call *\reg),	\
 		__stringify(RETPOLINE_CALL \reg), X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE,\
-		__stringify(lfence; ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE; call *\reg), X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_AMD
+		__stringify(lfence; ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE; call *\reg), X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_LFENCE
 #else
 	call	*\reg
 #endif
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 	"lfence;\n"						\
 	ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE					\
 	"call *%[thunk_target]\n",				\
-	X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_AMD)
+	X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_LFENCE)
 # define THUNK_TARGET(addr) [thunk_target] "r" (addr)
 
 #else /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 	"lfence;\n"						\
 	ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE					\
 	"call *%[thunk_target]\n",				\
-	X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_AMD)
+	X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_LFENCE)
 
 # define THUNK_TARGET(addr) [thunk_target] "rm" (addr)
 #endif
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@
 /* The Spectre V2 mitigation variants */
 enum spectre_v2_mitigation {
 	SPECTRE_V2_NONE,
-	SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_GENERIC,
-	SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_AMD,
+	SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE,
+	SPECTRE_V2_LFENCE,
 	SPECTRE_V2_IBRS_ENHANCED,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 0caaadc721c3..5e814cc9a6e6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd {
 	SPECTRE_V2_CMD_FORCE,
 	SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE,
 	SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_GENERIC,
-	SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_AMD,
+	SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_LFENCE,
 };
 
 enum spectre_v2_user_cmd {
@@ -781,8 +781,8 @@ set_mode:
 
 static const char * const spectre_v2_strings[] = {
 	[SPECTRE_V2_NONE]			= "Vulnerable",
-	[SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_GENERIC]		= "Mitigation: Full generic retpoline",
-	[SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_AMD]		= "Mitigation: Full AMD retpoline",
+	[SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE]			= "Mitigation: Retpolines",
+	[SPECTRE_V2_LFENCE]			= "Mitigation: LFENCE",
 	[SPECTRE_V2_IBRS_ENHANCED]		= "Mitigation: Enhanced IBRS",
 };
 
@@ -794,7 +794,8 @@ static const struct {
 	{ "off",		SPECTRE_V2_CMD_NONE,		  false },
 	{ "on",			SPECTRE_V2_CMD_FORCE,		  true  },
 	{ "retpoline",		SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE,	  false },
-	{ "retpoline,amd",	SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_AMD,	  false },
+	{ "retpoline,amd",	SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_LFENCE,  false },
+	{ "retpoline,lfence",	SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_LFENCE,  false },
 	{ "retpoline,generic",	SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_GENERIC, false },
 	{ "auto",		SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO,		  false },
 };
@@ -832,13 +833,19 @@ static enum spectre_v2_mitigation_cmd __init spectre_v2_parse_cmdline(void)
 	}
 
 	if ((cmd == SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE ||
-	     cmd == SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_AMD ||
+	     cmd == SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_LFENCE ||
 	     cmd == SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_GENERIC) &&
 	    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RETPOLINE)) {
 		pr_err("%s selected but not compiled in. Switching to AUTO select\n", mitigation_options[i].option);
 		return SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO;
 	}
 
+	if ((cmd == SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_LFENCE) &&
+	    !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_LFENCE_RDTSC)) {
+		pr_err("%s selected, but CPU doesn't have a serializing LFENCE. Switching to AUTO select\n", mitigation_options[i].option);
+		return SPECTRE_V2_CMD_AUTO;
+	}
+
 	spec_v2_print_cond(mitigation_options[i].option,
 			   mitigation_options[i].secure);
 	return cmd;
@@ -873,9 +880,9 @@ static void __init spectre_v2_select_mitigation(void)
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RETPOLINE))
 			goto retpoline_auto;
 		break;
-	case SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_AMD:
+	case SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_LFENCE:
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RETPOLINE))
-			goto retpoline_amd;
+			goto retpoline_lfence;
 		break;
 	case SPECTRE_V2_CMD_RETPOLINE_GENERIC:
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RETPOLINE))
@@ -892,17 +899,17 @@ static void __init spectre_v2_select_mitigation(void)
 retpoline_auto:
 	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD ||
 	    boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_HYGON) {
-	retpoline_amd:
+	retpoline_lfence:
 		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_LFENCE_RDTSC)) {
 			pr_err("Spectre mitigation: LFENCE not serializing, switching to generic retpoline\n");
 			goto retpoline_generic;
 		}
-		mode = SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_AMD;
-		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_AMD);
+		mode = SPECTRE_V2_LFENCE;
+		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_LFENCE);
 		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE);
 	} else {
 	retpoline_generic:
-		mode = SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE_GENERIC;
+		mode = SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE;
 		setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
index 0652d3eed9bd..4133c721af6e 100644
--- a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 #define X86_FEATURE_SME			( 7*32+10) /* AMD Secure Memory Encryption */
 #define X86_FEATURE_PTI			( 7*32+11) /* Kernel Page Table Isolation enabled */
 #define X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE		( 7*32+12) /* "" Generic Retpoline mitigation for Spectre variant 2 */
-#define X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_AMD	( 7*32+13) /* "" AMD Retpoline mitigation for Spectre variant 2 */
+#define X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE_LFENCE	( 7*32+13) /* "" Use LFENCEs for Spectre variant 2 */
 #define X86_FEATURE_INTEL_PPIN		( 7*32+14) /* Intel Processor Inventory Number */
 #define X86_FEATURE_CDP_L2		( 7*32+15) /* Code and Data Prioritization L2 */
 #define X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL	( 7*32+16) /* "" MSR SPEC_CTRL is implemented */