diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
index 649e56f70889b31ff7c2c4c10b365c343993f35f..17b36090d448500634bf41f1bae46160651ae29d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ static inline int alternatives_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
 	ALTINSTR_REPLACEMENT(newinstr2, 2)				\
 	".popsection\n"
 
+/* If @feature is set, patch in @newinstr_yes, otherwise @newinstr_no. */
+#define ALTERNATIVE_TERNARY(oldinstr, feature, newinstr_yes, newinstr_no) \
+	ALTERNATIVE_2(oldinstr, newinstr_no, X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS,	\
+		      newinstr_yes, feature)
+
 #define ALTERNATIVE_3(oldinsn, newinsn1, feat1, newinsn2, feat2, newinsn3, feat3) \
 	OLDINSTR_3(oldinsn, 1, 2, 3)						\
 	".pushsection .altinstructions,\"a\"\n"					\
@@ -210,6 +215,9 @@ static inline int alternatives_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
 #define alternative_2(oldinstr, newinstr1, feature1, newinstr2, feature2) \
 	asm_inline volatile(ALTERNATIVE_2(oldinstr, newinstr1, feature1, newinstr2, feature2) ::: "memory")
 
+#define alternative_ternary(oldinstr, feature, newinstr_yes, newinstr_no) \
+	asm_inline volatile(ALTERNATIVE_TERNARY(oldinstr, feature, newinstr_yes, newinstr_no) ::: "memory")
+
 /*
  * Alternative inline assembly with input.
  *
@@ -380,6 +388,11 @@ static inline int alternatives_text_reserved(void *start, void *end)
 	.popsection
 .endm
 
+/* If @feature is set, patch in @newinstr_yes, otherwise @newinstr_no. */
+#define ALTERNATIVE_TERNARY(oldinstr, feature, newinstr_yes, newinstr_no) \
+	ALTERNATIVE_2 oldinstr, newinstr_no, X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS,	\
+	newinstr_yes, feature
+
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_ALTERNATIVE_H */