diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/asm-prototypes.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/asm-prototypes.h
index e398173ae67d14256437b07a3357b7cc2f8d01f7..00c2b37d8470f7422483d15ad3779670409f9321 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/asm-prototypes.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/asm-prototypes.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ void _kvmppc_save_tm_pr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 guest_msr);
 /* Patch sites */
 extern s32 patch__call_flush_count_cache;
 extern s32 patch__flush_count_cache_return;
+extern s32 patch__flush_link_stack_return;
 extern s32 patch__memset_nocache, patch__memcpy_nocache;
 
 extern long flush_count_cache;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h
index 759597bf0fd867bd6d4c151acb8acce7f7f3ff6b..ccf44c135389a111023a244498f9fab60a8583f5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/security_features.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ static inline bool security_ftr_enabled(unsigned long feature)
 // Software required to flush count cache on context switch
 #define SEC_FTR_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE	0x0000000000000400ull
 
+// Software required to flush link stack on context switch
+#define SEC_FTR_FLUSH_LINK_STACK	0x0000000000001000ull
+
 
 // Features enabled by default
 #define SEC_FTR_DEFAULT \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
index 7a46e0e57a3647e70e64d40aaf28f985d222cc0a..58b50967b3e5903e8903bc68d8dbb5255a620823 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ flush_count_cache:
 	/* Save LR into r9 */
 	mflr	r9
 
+	// Flush the link stack
 	.rept 64
 	bl	.+4
 	.endr
@@ -542,6 +543,11 @@ flush_count_cache:
 	.balign 32
 	/* Restore LR */
 1:	mtlr	r9
+
+	// If we're just flushing the link stack, return here
+3:	nop
+	patch_site 3b patch__flush_link_stack_return
+
 	li	r9,0x7fff
 	mtctr	r9
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
index 8cc8b0de12d2e1070f33f060727668708c285039..6e54a25f398bad7dcf1ec14416069bd0242dde60 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/security.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ enum count_cache_flush_type {
 	COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_HW	= 0x4,
 };
 static enum count_cache_flush_type count_cache_flush_type = COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE;
+static bool link_stack_flush_enabled;
 
 bool barrier_nospec_enabled;
 static bool no_nospec;
@@ -204,11 +205,19 @@ ssize_t cpu_show_spectre_v2(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, c
 
 		if (ccd)
 			seq_buf_printf(&s, "Indirect branch cache disabled");
+
+		if (link_stack_flush_enabled)
+			seq_buf_printf(&s, ", Software link stack flush");
+
 	} else if (count_cache_flush_type != COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE) {
 		seq_buf_printf(&s, "Mitigation: Software count cache flush");
 
 		if (count_cache_flush_type == COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_HW)
 			seq_buf_printf(&s, " (hardware accelerated)");
+
+		if (link_stack_flush_enabled)
+			seq_buf_printf(&s, ", Software link stack flush");
+
 	} else if (btb_flush_enabled) {
 		seq_buf_printf(&s, "Mitigation: Branch predictor state flush");
 	} else {
@@ -369,18 +378,40 @@ static __init int stf_barrier_debugfs_init(void)
 device_initcall(stf_barrier_debugfs_init);
 #endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
 
+static void no_count_cache_flush(void)
+{
+	count_cache_flush_type = COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE;
+	pr_info("count-cache-flush: software flush disabled.\n");
+}
+
 static void toggle_count_cache_flush(bool enable)
 {
-	if (!enable || !security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE)) {
+	if (!security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE) &&
+	    !security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_FLUSH_LINK_STACK))
+		enable = false;
+
+	if (!enable) {
 		patch_instruction_site(&patch__call_flush_count_cache, PPC_INST_NOP);
-		count_cache_flush_type = COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_NONE;
-		pr_info("count-cache-flush: software flush disabled.\n");
+		pr_info("link-stack-flush: software flush disabled.\n");
+		link_stack_flush_enabled = false;
+		no_count_cache_flush();
 		return;
 	}
 
+	// This enables the branch from _switch to flush_count_cache
 	patch_branch_site(&patch__call_flush_count_cache,
 			  (u64)&flush_count_cache, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
 
+	pr_info("link-stack-flush: software flush enabled.\n");
+	link_stack_flush_enabled = true;
+
+	// If we just need to flush the link stack, patch an early return
+	if (!security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE)) {
+		patch_instruction_site(&patch__flush_link_stack_return, PPC_INST_BLR);
+		no_count_cache_flush();
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_BCCTR_FLUSH_ASSIST)) {
 		count_cache_flush_type = COUNT_CACHE_FLUSH_SW;
 		pr_info("count-cache-flush: full software flush sequence enabled.\n");
@@ -399,11 +430,20 @@ void setup_count_cache_flush(void)
 	if (no_spectrev2 || cpu_mitigations_off()) {
 		if (security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_BCCTRL_SERIALISED) ||
 		    security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_COUNT_CACHE_DISABLED))
-			pr_warn("Spectre v2 mitigations not under software control, can't disable\n");
+			pr_warn("Spectre v2 mitigations not fully under software control, can't disable\n");
 
 		enable = false;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * There's no firmware feature flag/hypervisor bit to tell us we need to
+	 * flush the link stack on context switch. So we set it here if we see
+	 * either of the Spectre v2 mitigations that aim to protect userspace.
+	 */
+	if (security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_COUNT_CACHE_DISABLED) ||
+	    security_ftr_enabled(SEC_FTR_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE))
+		security_ftr_set(SEC_FTR_FLUSH_LINK_STACK);
+
 	toggle_count_cache_flush(enable);
 }