diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 90e01a35e8a2..1e5df3ccdd5c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@
 774:						\
 	dec	reg;				\
 	jnz	771b;				\
-	add	$(BITS_PER_LONG/8) * nr, sp;
+	add	$(BITS_PER_LONG/8) * nr, sp;	\
+	/* barrier for jnz misprediction */	\
+	lfence;
 
 #define __ISSUE_UNBALANCED_RET_GUARD(sp)	\
 	call	881f;				\