diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
index e9ea5a6bd449..0dd1bc13f942 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 #define TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK	20
 #define TIF_SINGLESTEP		21
 #define TIF_32BIT		22	/* 32bit process */
+#define TIF_SSBD		23	/* Wants SSB mitigation */
 
 #define _TIF_SIGPENDING		(1 << TIF_SIGPENDING)
 #define _TIF_NEED_RESCHED	(1 << TIF_NEED_RESCHED)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
index 75f1d9f051e8..ca978d7d98eb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ alternative_cb	arm64_enable_wa2_handling
 alternative_cb_end
 	ldr_this_cpu	\tmp2, arm64_ssbd_callback_required, \tmp1
 	cbz	\tmp2, \targ
+	ldr	\tmp2, [tsk, #TI_FLAGS]
+	tbnz	\tmp2, #TIF_SSBD, \targ
 	mov	w0, #ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2
 	mov	w1, #\state
 alternative_cb	arm64_update_smccc_conduit