diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
index 887420844066..e309e7156038 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
@@ -698,7 +698,6 @@ SYM_CODE_START(__switch_to_asm)
 	movl	%ebx, PER_CPU_VAR(__stack_chk_guard)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE
 	/*
 	 * When switching from a shallower to a deeper call stack
 	 * the RSB may either underflow or use entries populated
@@ -707,7 +706,6 @@ SYM_CODE_START(__switch_to_asm)
 	 * speculative execution to prevent attack.
 	 */
 	FILL_RETURN_BUFFER %ebx, RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, X86_FEATURE_RSB_CTXSW
-#endif
 
 	/* Restore flags or the incoming task to restore AC state. */
 	popfl
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 65e3b8b7cbe5..a4ba162e52c3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__switch_to_asm)
 	movq	%rbx, PER_CPU_VAR(fixed_percpu_data) + stack_canary_offset
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE
 	/*
 	 * When switching from a shallower to a deeper call stack
 	 * the RSB may either underflow or use entries populated
@@ -264,7 +263,6 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__switch_to_asm)
 	 * speculative execution to prevent attack.
 	 */
 	FILL_RETURN_BUFFER %r12, RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, X86_FEATURE_RSB_CTXSW
-#endif
 
 	/* restore callee-saved registers */
 	popq	%r15
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index bba42bd78edf..08b03c12e6c2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -122,11 +122,9 @@
   * monstrosity above, manually.
   */
 .macro FILL_RETURN_BUFFER reg:req nr:req ftr:req
-#ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE
 	ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lskip_rsb_\@", "", \ftr
 	__FILL_RETURN_BUFFER(\reg,\nr,%_ASM_SP)
 .Lskip_rsb_\@:
-#endif
 .endm
 
 /*