diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h
index 21ce480658b1..9b10bd102d3d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h
@@ -176,9 +176,8 @@ static __always_inline void clflush(volatile void *__p)
 
 static inline void clflushopt(volatile void *__p)
 {
-	alternative_io(".byte 0x3e; clflush %0",
-		       ".byte 0x66; clflush %0",
-		       X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSHOPT,
+	alternative_io("ds clflush %0",
+		       "clflushopt %0", X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSHOPT,
 		       "+m" (*(volatile char __force *)__p));
 }
 
@@ -187,13 +186,10 @@ static inline void clwb(volatile void *__p)
 	volatile struct { char x[64]; } *p = __p;
 
 	asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE_2(
-		".byte 0x3e; clflush (%[pax])",
-		".byte 0x66; clflush (%[pax])", /* clflushopt (%%rax) */
-		X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSHOPT,
-		".byte 0x66, 0x0f, 0xae, 0x30",  /* clwb (%%rax) */
-		X86_FEATURE_CLWB)
-		: [p] "+m" (*p)
-		: [pax] "a" (p));
+		"ds clflush %0",
+		"clflushopt %0", X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSHOPT,
+		"clwb %0", X86_FEATURE_CLWB)
+		: "+m" (*p));
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_USER_SHADOW_STACK