diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
index 03b6bb5..bc6abb7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@
 struct alt_instr {
 	u8 *instr;		/* original instruction */
 	u8 *replacement;
-	u8  cpuid;		/* cpuid bit set for replacement */
+	u16 cpuid;		/* cpuid bit set for replacement */
 	u8  instrlen;		/* length of original instruction */
 	u8  replacementlen;	/* length of new instruction, <= instrlen */
-	u8  pad1;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	u32 pad2;
 #endif
@@ -86,9 +85,11 @@
       _ASM_ALIGN "\n"							\
       _ASM_PTR "661b\n"				/* label           */	\
       _ASM_PTR "663f\n"				/* new instruction */	\
-      "	 .byte " __stringify(feature) "\n"	/* feature bit     */	\
+      "	 .word " __stringify(feature) "\n"	/* feature bit     */	\
       "	 .byte 662b-661b\n"			/* sourcelen       */	\
       "	 .byte 664f-663f\n"			/* replacementlen  */	\
+      ".previous\n"							\
+      ".section .discard,\"aw\",@progbits\n"				\
       "	 .byte 0xff + (664f-663f) - (662b-661b)\n" /* rlen <= slen */	\
       ".previous\n"							\
       ".section .altinstr_replacement, \"ax\"\n"			\
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 4681459..e8b8896 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
  * patch the target code for additional performance.
  *
  */
-static __always_inline __pure bool __static_cpu_has(u8 bit)
+static __always_inline __pure bool __static_cpu_has(u16 bit)
 {
 #if __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 5)
 		asm goto("1: jmp %l[t_no]\n"
@@ -300,11 +300,11 @@
 			 _ASM_ALIGN "\n"
 			 _ASM_PTR "1b\n"
 			 _ASM_PTR "0\n" 	/* no replacement */
-			 " .byte %P0\n"		/* feature bit */
+			 " .word %P0\n"		/* feature bit */
 			 " .byte 2b - 1b\n"	/* source len */
 			 " .byte 0\n"		/* replacement len */
-			 " .byte 0xff + 0 - (2b-1b)\n"	/* padding */
 			 ".previous\n"
+			 /* skipping size check since replacement size = 0 */
 			 : : "i" (bit) : : t_no);
 		return true;
 	t_no:
@@ -318,10 +318,12 @@
 			     _ASM_ALIGN "\n"
 			     _ASM_PTR "1b\n"
 			     _ASM_PTR "3f\n"
-			     " .byte %P1\n"		/* feature bit */
+			     " .word %P1\n"		/* feature bit */
 			     " .byte 2b - 1b\n"		/* source len */
 			     " .byte 4f - 3f\n"		/* replacement len */
-			     " .byte 0xff + (4f-3f) - (2b-1b)\n" /* padding */
+			     ".previous\n"
+			     ".section .discard,\"aw\",@progbits\n"
+			     " .byte 0xff + (4f-3f) - (2b-1b)\n" /* size check */
 			     ".previous\n"
 			     ".section .altinstr_replacement,\"ax\"\n"
 			     "3: movb $1,%0\n"
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@
 (								\
 	__builtin_constant_p(boot_cpu_has(bit)) ?		\
 		boot_cpu_has(bit) :				\
-	(__builtin_constant_p(bit) && !((bit) & ~0xff)) ?	\
+	__builtin_constant_p(bit) ?				\
 		__static_cpu_has(bit) :				\
 		boot_cpu_has(bit)				\
 )
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
index cd49141..7862cf5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@
 	.balign 4
 	.long 661b
 	.long 663f
-	.byte X86_FEATURE_XMM
+	.word X86_FEATURE_XMM
 	.byte 662b-661b
 	.byte 664f-663f
 .previous
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/clear_page_64.S b/arch/x86/lib/clear_page_64.S
index ebeafcc..aa4326b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/clear_page_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/clear_page_64.S
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 	.align 8
 	.quad clear_page
 	.quad 1b
-	.byte X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD
+	.word X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD
 	.byte .Lclear_page_end - clear_page
 	.byte 2b - 1b
 	.previous
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/copy_page_64.S b/arch/x86/lib/copy_page_64.S
index 727a5d4..6fec2d1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/copy_page_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/copy_page_64.S
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 	.align 8
 	.quad copy_page
 	.quad 1b
-	.byte X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD
+	.word X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD
 	.byte .Lcopy_page_end - copy_page
 	.byte 2b - 1b
 	.previous
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S b/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S
index f82e884..bcbcd1e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 	.align 8
 	.quad memcpy
 	.quad .Lmemcpy_c
-	.byte X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD
+	.word X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD
 
 	/*
 	 * Replace only beginning, memcpy is used to apply alternatives,
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/memset_64.S b/arch/x86/lib/memset_64.S
index e88d3b8..09d3442 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/memset_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/memset_64.S
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 	.align 8
 	.quad memset
 	.quad .Lmemset_c
-	.byte X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD
+	.word X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD
 	.byte .Lfinal - memset
 	.byte .Lmemset_e - .Lmemset_c
 	.previous