diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 76942cbd95a1..f2bb91e87877 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ SYM_CODE_END(nmi)
 SYM_CODE_START(ignore_sysret)
 	UNWIND_HINT_EMPTY
 	mov	$-ENOSYS, %eax
-	sysret
+	sysretl
 SYM_CODE_END(ignore_sysret)
 #endif