diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S
index 01f682cf77a8b36bff9a2b45a8f8beb734b4b6c4..40a6085063d6fe87958f260bf9cbc1be3b647424 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/processor-flags.h>
 #include <asm/msr-index.h>
+#include <asm/nospec-branch.h>
 
 	.text
 	.code64
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ ENTRY(sme_encrypt_execute)
 	movq	%rax, %r8		/* Workarea encryption routine */
 	addq	$PAGE_SIZE, %r8		/* Workarea intermediate copy buffer */
 
+	ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE
 	call	*%rax			/* Call the encryption routine */
 
 	pop	%r12