diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 858b555e274b..64d2033d1e49 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ ENTRY(native_load_gs_index)
 	SWAPGS
 gs_change:
 	movl	%edi, %gs
-2:	mfence					/* workaround */
+2:	ALTERNATIVE "", "mfence", X86_BUG_SWAPGS_FENCE
 	SWAPGS
 	popfq
 	ret
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
index 2a052302bc43..7bfb6b70c745 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@
 #define X86_BUG_CLFLUSH_MONITOR	X86_BUG(7) /* AAI65, CLFLUSH required before MONITOR */
 #define X86_BUG_SYSRET_SS_ATTRS	X86_BUG(8) /* SYSRET doesn't fix up SS attrs */
 #define X86_BUG_NULL_SEG	X86_BUG(9) /* Nulling a selector preserves the base */
+#define X86_BUG_SWAPGS_FENCE	X86_BUG(10) /* SWAPGS without input dep on GS */
+
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
index 6e47e3a916f1..b7cc9efe08b5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/amd.c
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ static void init_amd_k8(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 */
 	msr_set_bit(MSR_K7_HWCR, 6);
 #endif
+	set_cpu_bug(c, X86_BUG_SWAPGS_FENCE);
 }
 
 static void init_amd_gh(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)