diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/processor-flags.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/processor-flags.h
index d898432947ff..f1a4adc78272 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/processor-flags.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/processor-flags.h
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@
 #define X86_CR4_LAM_SUP_BIT	28 /* LAM for supervisor pointers */
 #define X86_CR4_LAM_SUP		_BITUL(X86_CR4_LAM_SUP_BIT)
 
+#ifdef __x86_64__
+#define X86_CR4_FRED_BIT	32 /* enable FRED kernel entry */
+#define X86_CR4_FRED		_BITUL(X86_CR4_FRED_BIT)
+#else
+#define X86_CR4_FRED		(0)
+#endif
+
 /*
  * x86-64 Task Priority Register, CR8
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 0b97bcde70c6..c3a175770df0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -382,9 +382,8 @@ out:
 }
 
 /* These bits should not change their value after CPU init is finished. */
-static const unsigned long cr4_pinned_mask =
-	X86_CR4_SMEP | X86_CR4_SMAP | X86_CR4_UMIP |
-	X86_CR4_FSGSBASE | X86_CR4_CET;
+static const unsigned long cr4_pinned_mask = X86_CR4_SMEP | X86_CR4_SMAP | X86_CR4_UMIP |
+					     X86_CR4_FSGSBASE | X86_CR4_CET | X86_CR4_FRED;
 static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE_RO(cr_pinning);
 static unsigned long cr4_pinned_bits __ro_after_init;