diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 4c9ba49d9b3e54c5012717e6e4b83069cdc233fb..d3a3cc6772ee193d0288d4cc6274a1b509a6e468 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
 774:						\
 	add	$(BITS_PER_LONG/8) * 2, sp;	\
 	dec	reg;				\
-	jnz	771b;
+	jnz	771b;				\
+	/* barrier for jnz misprediction */	\
+	lfence;
 
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__