diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative.h
index 7288071195e1..8746ff6abd77 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/alternative.h
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ void apply_alternatives(void *start, size_t length);
 #define _ALTERNATIVE_CFG(insn1, insn2, cap, cfg, ...)	\
 	alternative_insn insn1, insn2, cap, IS_ENABLED(cfg)
 
+.macro user_alt, label, oldinstr, newinstr, cond
+9999:	alternative_insn "\oldinstr", "\newinstr", \cond
+	_ASM_EXTABLE 9999b, \label
+.endm
 
 /*
  * Generate the assembly for UAO alternatives with exception table entries.
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
index 50ff9ba3a236..07d7352d7c38 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ENTRY(__flush_cache_user_range)
 	sub	x3, x2, #1
 	bic	x4, x0, x3
 1:
-USER(9f, dc	cvau, x4	)		// clean D line to PoU
+user_alt 9f, "dc cvau, x4",  "dc civac, x4",  ARM64_WORKAROUND_CLEAN_CACHE
 	add	x4, x4, x2
 	cmp	x4, x1
 	b.lo	1b