diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
index 5f87bab4fb8d..b2b2366885a2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 	.align RETPOLINE_THUNK_SIZE
 SYM_INNER_LABEL(__x86_indirect_thunk_\reg, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	UNWIND_HINT_EMPTY
+	ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
 
 	ALTERNATIVE_2 __stringify(ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE; jmp *%\reg), \
 		      __stringify(RETPOLINE \reg), X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE, \
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(__x86_indirect_thunk_\reg, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 
 	.align RETPOLINE_THUNK_SIZE
 SYM_CODE_START(__x86_indirect_thunk_array)
-	ANNOTATE_NOENDBR // apply_retpolines
 
 #define GEN(reg) THUNK reg
 #include <asm/GEN-for-each-reg.h>