diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 8bce4004aab2..0a34d5dd4364 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <asm/cpufeatures.h>
 #include <asm/msr-index.h>
 #include <asm/unwind_hints.h>
+#include <asm/percpu.h>
 
 /*
  * Fill the CPU return stack buffer.
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ static inline void indirect_branch_prediction_barrier(void)
 
 /* The Intel SPEC CTRL MSR base value cache */
 extern u64 x86_spec_ctrl_base;
-extern u64 x86_spec_ctrl_current;
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(u64, x86_spec_ctrl_current);
 extern void write_spec_ctrl_current(u64 val, bool force);
 extern u64 spec_ctrl_current(void);