diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 3c615488b740bc85ffdb732a2526f9e02a7ee60f..92771640706cb9d2c857866e2d6dba07a24dec2f 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__