diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index 589d8e12a950b..8da84e1e56581 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -482,9 +482,6 @@ enum ssb_mitigation {
 	SPEC_STORE_BYPASS_SECCOMP,
 };
 
-extern char __indirect_thunk_start[];
-extern char __indirect_thunk_end[];
-
 static __always_inline
 void alternative_msr_write(unsigned int msr, u64 val, unsigned int feature)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
index 57b0037d0a996..517821b48391a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static int copy_optimized_instructions(u8 *dest, u8 *src, u8 *real)
 }
 
 /* Check whether insn is indirect jump */
-static int __insn_is_indirect_jump(struct insn *insn)
+static int insn_is_indirect_jump(struct insn *insn)
 {
 	return ((insn->opcode.bytes[0] == 0xff &&
 		(X86_MODRM_REG(insn->modrm.value) & 6) == 4) || /* Jump */
@@ -260,26 +260,6 @@ static int insn_jump_into_range(struct insn *insn, unsigned long start, int len)
 	return (start <= target && target <= start + len);
 }
 
-static int insn_is_indirect_jump(struct insn *insn)
-{
-	int ret = __insn_is_indirect_jump(insn);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE
-	/*
-	 * Jump to x86_indirect_thunk_* is treated as an indirect jump.
-	 * Note that even with CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y, the kernel compiled with
-	 * older gcc may use indirect jump. So we add this check instead of
-	 * replace indirect-jump check.
-	 */
-	if (!ret)
-		ret = insn_jump_into_range(insn,
-				(unsigned long)__indirect_thunk_start,
-				(unsigned long)__indirect_thunk_end -
-				(unsigned long)__indirect_thunk_start);
-#endif
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /* Decode whole function to ensure any instructions don't jump into target */
 static int can_optimize(unsigned long paddr)
 {
@@ -334,9 +314,21 @@ static int can_optimize(unsigned long paddr)
 		/* Recover address */
 		insn.kaddr = (void *)addr;
 		insn.next_byte = (void *)(addr + insn.length);
-		/* Check any instructions don't jump into target */
-		if (insn_is_indirect_jump(&insn) ||
-		    insn_jump_into_range(&insn, paddr + INT3_INSN_SIZE,
+		/*
+		 * Check any instructions don't jump into target, indirectly or
+		 * directly.
+		 *
+		 * The indirect case is present to handle a code with jump
+		 * tables. When the kernel uses retpolines, the check should in
+		 * theory additionally look for jumps to indirect thunks.
+		 * However, the kernel built with retpolines or IBT has jump
+		 * tables disabled so the check can be skipped altogether.
+		 */
+		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RETPOLINE) &&
+		    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_KERNEL_IBT) &&
+		    insn_is_indirect_jump(&insn))
+			return 0;
+		if (insn_jump_into_range(&insn, paddr + INT3_INSN_SIZE,
 					 DISP32_SIZE))
 			return 0;
 		addr += insn.length;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index ab65626185fdd..83d41c2601d7b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -133,10 +133,8 @@ SECTIONS
 		KPROBES_TEXT
 		SOFTIRQENTRY_TEXT
 #ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE
-		__indirect_thunk_start = .;
 		*(.text..__x86.indirect_thunk)
 		*(.text..__x86.return_thunk)
-		__indirect_thunk_end = .;
 #endif
 		STATIC_CALL_TEXT
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread-stack.c b/tools/perf/util/thread-stack.c
index 4b85c1728012c..e72bd059538c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread-stack.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread-stack.c
@@ -1037,9 +1037,7 @@ static int thread_stack__trace_end(struct thread_stack *ts,
 
 static bool is_x86_retpoline(const char *name)
 {
-	const char *p = strstr(name, "__x86_indirect_thunk_");
-
-	return p == name || !strcmp(name, "__indirect_thunk_start");
+	return strstr(name, "__x86_indirect_thunk_") == name;
 }
 
 /*