diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h
index 27c47d183f4b..8b58d6975d5d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long smap_save(void)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	asm volatile (ALTERNATIVE("", "pushf; pop %0; " __ASM_CLAC,
-				  X86_FEATURE_SMAP)
+	asm volatile ("# smap_save\n\t"
+		      ALTERNATIVE("jmp 1f", "", X86_FEATURE_SMAP)
+		      "pushf; pop %0; " __ASM_CLAC "\n\t"
+		      "1:"
 		      : "=rm" (flags) : : "memory", "cc");
 
 	return flags;
@@ -66,7 +68,10 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long smap_save(void)
 
 static __always_inline void smap_restore(unsigned long flags)
 {
-	asm volatile (ALTERNATIVE("", "push %0; popf", X86_FEATURE_SMAP)
+	asm volatile ("# smap_restore\n\t"
+		      ALTERNATIVE("jmp 1f", "", X86_FEATURE_SMAP)
+		      "push %0; popf\n\t"
+		      "1:"
 		      : : "g" (flags) : "memory", "cc");
 }