diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/apm.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/apm.h
index c356098b6fb92b..4d4015ddcf2633 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/apm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/apm.h
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_X86_MACH_DEFAULT_APM_H
 #define _ASM_X86_MACH_DEFAULT_APM_H
 
-#include <asm/nospec-branch.h>
-
 #ifdef APM_ZERO_SEGS
 #	define APM_DO_ZERO_SEGS \
 		"pushl %%ds\n\t" \
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ static inline void apm_bios_call_asm(u32 func, u32 ebx_in, u32 ecx_in,
 	 * N.B. We do NOT need a cld after the BIOS call
 	 * because we always save and restore the flags.
 	 */
-	firmware_restrict_branch_speculation_start();
 	__asm__ __volatile__(APM_DO_ZERO_SEGS
 		"pushl %%edi\n\t"
 		"pushl %%ebp\n\t"
@@ -47,7 +44,6 @@ static inline void apm_bios_call_asm(u32 func, u32 ebx_in, u32 ecx_in,
 		  "=S" (*esi)
 		: "a" (func), "b" (ebx_in), "c" (ecx_in)
 		: "memory", "cc");
-	firmware_restrict_branch_speculation_end();
 }
 
 static inline bool apm_bios_call_simple_asm(u32 func, u32 ebx_in,
@@ -60,7 +56,6 @@ static inline bool apm_bios_call_simple_asm(u32 func, u32 ebx_in,
 	 * N.B. We do NOT need a cld after the BIOS call
 	 * because we always save and restore the flags.
 	 */
-	firmware_restrict_branch_speculation_start();
 	__asm__ __volatile__(APM_DO_ZERO_SEGS
 		"pushl %%edi\n\t"
 		"pushl %%ebp\n\t"
@@ -73,7 +68,6 @@ static inline bool apm_bios_call_simple_asm(u32 func, u32 ebx_in,
 		  "=S" (si)
 		: "a" (func), "b" (ebx_in), "c" (ecx_in)
 		: "memory", "cc");
-	firmware_restrict_branch_speculation_end();
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
index dfcbe6924eafa9..3dd661dcc3f75d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@
 #include <asm/olpc.h>
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #include <asm/reboot.h>
+#include <asm/nospec-branch.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_APM_DISPLAY_BLANK) && defined(CONFIG_VT)
 extern int (*console_blank_hook)(int);
@@ -614,11 +615,13 @@ static long __apm_bios_call(void *_call)
 	gdt[0x40 / 8] = bad_bios_desc;
 
 	apm_irq_save(flags);
+	firmware_restrict_branch_speculation_start();
 	APM_DO_SAVE_SEGS;
 	apm_bios_call_asm(call->func, call->ebx, call->ecx,
 			  &call->eax, &call->ebx, &call->ecx, &call->edx,
 			  &call->esi);
 	APM_DO_RESTORE_SEGS;
+	firmware_restrict_branch_speculation_end();
 	apm_irq_restore(flags);
 	gdt[0x40 / 8] = save_desc_40;
 	put_cpu();
@@ -690,10 +693,12 @@ static long __apm_bios_call_simple(void *_call)
 	gdt[0x40 / 8] = bad_bios_desc;
 
 	apm_irq_save(flags);
+	firmware_restrict_branch_speculation_start();
 	APM_DO_SAVE_SEGS;
 	error = apm_bios_call_simple_asm(call->func, call->ebx, call->ecx,
 					 &call->eax);
 	APM_DO_RESTORE_SEGS;
+	firmware_restrict_branch_speculation_end();
 	apm_irq_restore(flags);
 	gdt[0x40 / 8] = save_desc_40;
 	put_cpu();