diff --git a/arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c b/arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
index 8fe35ed11fd66..16b6efacf7c67 100644
--- a/arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ static void emit_indirect_jump(u8 **pprog, int reg, u8 *ip)
 		EMIT_LFENCE();
 		EMIT2(0xFF, 0xE0 + reg);
 	} else if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE)) {
+		OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(reg);
 		emit_jump(&prog, &__x86_indirect_thunk_array[reg], ip);
 	} else
 #endif