diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h
index 6cfe431710203f3e7cf329f9c2b82a8391cfa65c..f94a7d0ddd490e19a168cb7404a4a0cbda2e7d28 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/smap.h
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_X86_SMAP_H
 #define _ASM_X86_SMAP_H
 
-#include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <asm/nops.h>
 #include <asm/cpufeatures.h>
 
 /* "Raw" instruction opcodes */
-#define __ASM_CLAC	.byte 0x0f,0x01,0xca
-#define __ASM_STAC	.byte 0x0f,0x01,0xcb
+#define __ASM_CLAC	".byte 0x0f,0x01,0xca"
+#define __ASM_STAC	".byte 0x0f,0x01,0xcb"
 
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
 
@@ -28,10 +27,10 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_SMAP
 
 #define ASM_CLAC \
-	ALTERNATIVE "", __stringify(__ASM_CLAC), X86_FEATURE_SMAP
+	ALTERNATIVE "", __ASM_CLAC, X86_FEATURE_SMAP
 
 #define ASM_STAC \
-	ALTERNATIVE "", __stringify(__ASM_STAC), X86_FEATURE_SMAP
+	ALTERNATIVE "", __ASM_STAC, X86_FEATURE_SMAP
 
 #else /* CONFIG_X86_SMAP */
 
@@ -49,20 +48,20 @@
 static __always_inline void clac(void)
 {
 	/* Note: a barrier is implicit in alternative() */
-	alternative("", __stringify(__ASM_CLAC), X86_FEATURE_SMAP);
+	alternative("", __ASM_CLAC, X86_FEATURE_SMAP);
 }
 
 static __always_inline void stac(void)
 {
 	/* Note: a barrier is implicit in alternative() */
-	alternative("", __stringify(__ASM_STAC), X86_FEATURE_SMAP);
+	alternative("", __ASM_STAC, X86_FEATURE_SMAP);
 }
 
 static __always_inline unsigned long smap_save(void)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	asm volatile (ALTERNATIVE("", "pushf; pop %0; " __stringify(__ASM_CLAC),
+	asm volatile (ALTERNATIVE("", "pushf; pop %0; " __ASM_CLAC,
 				  X86_FEATURE_SMAP)
 		      : "=rm" (flags) : : "memory", "cc");
 
@@ -77,9 +76,9 @@ static __always_inline void smap_restore(unsigned long flags)
 
 /* These macros can be used in asm() statements */
 #define ASM_CLAC \
-	ALTERNATIVE("", __stringify(__ASM_CLAC), X86_FEATURE_SMAP)
+	ALTERNATIVE("", __ASM_CLAC, X86_FEATURE_SMAP)
 #define ASM_STAC \
-	ALTERNATIVE("", __stringify(__ASM_STAC), X86_FEATURE_SMAP)
+	ALTERNATIVE("", __ASM_STAC, X86_FEATURE_SMAP)
 
 #else /* CONFIG_X86_SMAP */