diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
index c2a8b76ae0bc..76cd790ed0bd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 $(vobjs): KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(filter-out $(CC_FLAGS_LTO) $(RANDSTRUCT_CFLAGS) $(GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS) $(RETPOLINE_CFLAGS),$(KBUILD_CFLAGS)) $(CFL)
+$(vobjs): KBUILD_AFLAGS += -DBUILD_VDSO
 
 #
 # vDSO code runs in userspace and -pg doesn't help with profiling anyway.
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/linkage.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/linkage.h
index 85865f1645bd..e3ae331cabb1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/linkage.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/linkage.h
@@ -19,19 +19,27 @@
 #define __ALIGN_STR	__stringify(__ALIGN)
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_RETPOLINE) && !defined(__DISABLE_EXPORTS) && !defined(BUILD_VDSO)
+#define RET	jmp __x86_return_thunk
+#else /* CONFIG_RETPOLINE */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SLS
 #define RET	ret; int3
 #else
 #define RET	ret
 #endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_RETPOLINE */
 
 #else /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_RETPOLINE) && !defined(__DISABLE_EXPORTS) && !defined(BUILD_VDSO)
+#define ASM_RET	"jmp __x86_return_thunk\n\t"
+#else /* CONFIG_RETPOLINE */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SLS
 #define ASM_RET	"ret; int3\n\t"
 #else
 #define ASM_RET	"ret\n\t"
 #endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_RETPOLINE */
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/memmove_64.S b/arch/x86/lib/memmove_64.S
index d83cba364e31..724bbf83eb5b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/memmove_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/memmove_64.S
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__memmove)
 	/* FSRM implies ERMS => no length checks, do the copy directly */
 .Lmemmove_begin_forward:
 	ALTERNATIVE "cmp $0x20, %rdx; jb 1f", "", X86_FEATURE_FSRM
-	ALTERNATIVE "", __stringify(movq %rdx, %rcx; rep movsb; RET), X86_FEATURE_ERMS
+	ALTERNATIVE "", "jmp .Lmemmove_erms", X86_FEATURE_ERMS
 
 	/*
 	 * movsq instruction have many startup latency
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__memmove)
 	movb %r11b, (%rdi)
 13:
 	RET
+
+.Lmemmove_erms:
+	movq %rdx, %rcx
+	rep movsb
+	RET
 SYM_FUNC_END(__memmove)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__memmove)