diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
index ce1acb557162..455d79c6c2f3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nospec-branch.h
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@
 	.popsection
 .endm
 
+/*
+ * (ab)use RETPOLINE_SAFE on RET to annotate away 'bare' RET instructions
+ * vs RETBleed validation.
+ */
+#define ANNOTATE_UNRET_SAFE ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE
+
 /*
  * JMP_NOSPEC and CALL_NOSPEC macros can be used instead of a simple
  * indirect jmp/call which may be susceptible to the Spectre variant 2
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S
index d94dea450fa6..9de3d900bc92 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(sme_encrypt_execute)
 	pop	%rbp
 
 	/* Offset to __x86_return_thunk would be wrong here */
+	ANNOTATE_UNRET_SAFE
 	ret
 	int3
 SYM_FUNC_END(sme_encrypt_execute)
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__enc_copy)
 	pop	%r15
 
 	/* Offset to __x86_return_thunk would be wrong here */
+	ANNOTATE_UNRET_SAFE
 	ret
 	int3
 .L__enc_copy_end:
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
index 3a2cd93bf059..fa884fc73e07 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(hypercall_page)
 	.rept (PAGE_SIZE / 32)
 		UNWIND_HINT_FUNC
 		ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
+		ANNOTATE_UNRET_SAFE
 		ret
 		/*
 		 * Xen will write the hypercall page, and sort out ENDBR.
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 4252cd05dfc4..7dc378156a63 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2115,8 +2115,9 @@ static int read_retpoline_hints(struct objtool_file *file)
 		}
 
 		if (insn->type != INSN_JUMP_DYNAMIC &&
-		    insn->type != INSN_CALL_DYNAMIC) {
-			WARN_FUNC("retpoline_safe hint not an indirect jump/call",
+		    insn->type != INSN_CALL_DYNAMIC &&
+		    insn->type != INSN_RETURN) {
+			WARN_FUNC("retpoline_safe hint not an indirect jump/call/ret",
 				  insn->sec, insn->offset);
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -3526,7 +3527,8 @@ static int validate_retpoline(struct objtool_file *file)
 
 	for_each_insn(file, insn) {
 		if (insn->type != INSN_JUMP_DYNAMIC &&
-		    insn->type != INSN_CALL_DYNAMIC)
+		    insn->type != INSN_CALL_DYNAMIC &&
+		    insn->type != INSN_RETURN)
 			continue;
 
 		if (insn->retpoline_safe)
@@ -3541,9 +3543,14 @@ static int validate_retpoline(struct objtool_file *file)
 		if (!strcmp(insn->sec->name, ".init.text") && !opts.module)
 			continue;
 
-		WARN_FUNC("indirect %s found in RETPOLINE build",
-			  insn->sec, insn->offset,
-			  insn->type == INSN_JUMP_DYNAMIC ? "jump" : "call");
+		if (insn->type == INSN_RETURN) {
+			WARN_FUNC("'naked' return found in RETPOLINE build",
+				  insn->sec, insn->offset);
+		} else {
+			WARN_FUNC("indirect %s found in RETPOLINE build",
+				  insn->sec, insn->offset,
+				  insn->type == INSN_JUMP_DYNAMIC ? "jump" : "call");
+		}
 
 		warnings++;
 	}