diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
index d871e424fa50..82b0ff6cac97 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static __must_check inline bool user_access_begin(int type,
 {
 	if (unlikely(!access_ok(type, ptr, len)))
 		return 0;
-	__uaccess_begin();
+	__uaccess_begin_nospec();
 	return 1;
 }