diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index be85bf03c137..e2865dac6865 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -647,9 +647,15 @@ void __init_or_module noinline apply_retpolines(s32 *start, s32 *end)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		DPRINTK("retpoline at: %pS (%px) len: %d to: %pS",
+			addr, addr, insn.length,
+			addr + insn.length + insn.immediate.value);
+
 		len = patch_retpoline(addr, &insn, bytes);
 		if (len == insn.length) {
 			optimize_nops(bytes, len);
+			DUMP_BYTES(((u8*)addr),  len, "%px: orig: ", addr);
+			DUMP_BYTES(((u8*)bytes), len, "%px: repl: ", addr);
 			text_poke_early(addr, bytes, len);
 		}
 	}