diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
index 993fa4fe4f68694a3fa75406b2e762cfadbbf745..9eae5a6c58709bc60d549aaf41e4a46700d3af26 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ int can_boost(kprobe_opcode_t *opcodes, void *addr)
 		return (opcode != 0x62 && opcode != 0x67);
 	case 0x70:
 		return 0; /* can't boost conditional jump */
+	case 0x90:
+		return opcode != 0x9a;	/* can't boost call far */
 	case 0xc0:
 		/* can't boost software-interruptions */
 		return (0xc1 < opcode && opcode < 0xcc) || opcode == 0xcf;