diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst
index d4f260634074..081f28900898 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/hw-vuln/spectre.rst
@@ -441,10 +441,10 @@ The possible values in this file are:
    - System is protected by BHI_DIS_S
  * - BHI: SW loop, KVM SW loop
    - System is protected by software clearing sequence
- * - BHI: Syscall hardening
-   - Syscalls are hardened against BHI
- * - BHI: Syscall hardening, KVM: SW loop
-   - System is protected from userspace attacks by syscall hardening; KVM is protected by software clearing sequence
+ * - BHI: Vulnerable
+   - System is vulnerable to BHI
+ * - BHI: Vulnerable, KVM: SW loop
+   - System is vulnerable; KVM is protected by software clearing sequence
 
 Full mitigation might require a microcode update from the CPU
 vendor. When the necessary microcode is not available, the kernel will
@@ -661,8 +661,7 @@ kernel command line.
 	spectre_bhi=
 
 		[X86] Control mitigation of Branch History Injection
-		(BHI) vulnerability. Syscalls are hardened against BHI
-		regardless of this setting. This setting affects the deployment
+		(BHI) vulnerability.  This setting affects the deployment
 		of the HW BHI control and the SW BHB clearing sequence.
 
 		on
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 5d56eccd93d8..9770a9168a7d 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6033,8 +6033,7 @@
 			See Documentation/admin-guide/laptops/sonypi.rst
 
 	spectre_bhi=	[X86] Control mitigation of Branch History Injection
-			(BHI) vulnerability. Syscalls are hardened against BHI
-			reglardless of this setting. This setting affects the
+			(BHI) vulnerability.  This setting affects the
 			deployment of the HW BHI control and the SW BHB
 			clearing sequence.
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 9ff8c13d7b6d..5883fa2e1f70 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -2817,10 +2817,10 @@ static const char *spectre_bhi_state(void)
 		return "; BHI: SW loop, KVM: SW loop";
 	else if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RETPOLINE) && rrsba_disabled)
 		return "; BHI: Retpoline";
-	else if  (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP_ON_VMEXIT))
-		return "; BHI: Syscall hardening, KVM: SW loop";
+	else if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_BHB_LOOP_ON_VMEXIT))
+		return "; BHI: Vulnerable, KVM: SW loop";
 
-	return "; BHI: Vulnerable (Syscall hardening enabled)";
+	return "; BHI: Vulnerable";
 }
 
 static ssize_t spectre_v2_show_state(char *buf)