diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c b/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
index f5b8ef02d172c1..9175f7e8c26726 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct jump_label_patch {
 static struct jump_label_patch
 __jump_label_patch(struct jump_entry *entry, enum jump_label_type type)
 {
-	const void *expect, *code, *nop;
+	const void *expect, *code, *nop, *alt;
 	const void *addr, *dest;
 	int size;
 
@@ -57,20 +57,28 @@ __jump_label_patch(struct jump_entry *entry, enum jump_label_type type)
 	default: BUG();
 	}
 
-	if (type == JUMP_LABEL_JMP)
+	if (type == JUMP_LABEL_JMP) {
 		expect = nop;
-	else
+		alt = code;
+	} else {
 		expect = code;
-
+		alt = nop;
+	}
 	if (memcmp(addr, expect, size)) {
 		/*
-		 * The location is not an op that we were expecting.
-		 * Something went wrong. Crash the box, as something could be
-		 * corrupting the kernel.
+		 * The location is not the op that we were expecting.
+		 * If its the alternate/toggled op, then warn, otherwise
+		 * something went more wrong. Crash the box, as
+		 * something could be corrupting the kernel.
 		 */
-		pr_crit("jump_label: Fatal kernel bug, unexpected op at %pS [%p] (%5ph != %5ph)) size:%d type:%d\n",
+		if (memcmp(addr, alt, size)) {
+			pr_crit("jump_label: Fatal kernel bug, unexpected op at %pS [%p] (%5ph != %5ph)) size:%d type:%d\n",
+				addr, addr, addr, expect, size, type);
+			BUG();
+		} else {
+			pr_warn("jump_label: found alternate op at %pS [%p] (%5ph != %5ph)) size:%d type:%d\n",
 				addr, addr, addr, expect, size, type);
-		BUG();
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (type == JUMP_LABEL_NOP)