diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch.h b/tools/objtool/arch.h
index 467c2fe798a9..7a111a77b7aa 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch.h
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
 #define INSN_NOP		10
 #define INSN_STAC		11
 #define INSN_CLAC		12
-#define INSN_OTHER		13
+#define INSN_STD		13
+#define INSN_CLD		14
+#define INSN_OTHER		15
 #define INSN_LAST		INSN_OTHER
 
 enum op_dest_type {
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
index ab20a96fee50..472e991f6512 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
@@ -451,6 +451,14 @@ int arch_decode_instruction(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,
 		*type = INSN_CALL;
 		break;
 
+	case 0xfc:
+		*type = INSN_CLD;
+		break;
+
+	case 0xfd:
+		*type = INSN_STD;
+		break;
+
 	case 0xff:
 		if (modrm_reg == 2 || modrm_reg == 3)
 
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 965e954e07f4..38b0517dc49e 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -1903,6 +1903,12 @@ static int validate_call(struct instruction *insn, struct insn_state *state)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	if (state->df) {
+		WARN_FUNC("call to %s() with DF set",
+				insn->sec, insn->offset, insn_dest_name(insn));
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2044,6 +2050,11 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *first,
 				return 1;
 			}
 
+			if (state.df) {
+				WARN_FUNC("return with DF set", sec, insn->offset);
+				return 1;
+			}
+
 			if (func && has_modified_stack_frame(&state)) {
 				WARN_FUNC("return with modified stack frame",
 					  sec, insn->offset);
@@ -2172,6 +2183,20 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *first,
 			state.uaccess = false;
 			break;
 
+		case INSN_STD:
+			if (state.df)
+				WARN_FUNC("recursive STD", sec, insn->offset);
+
+			state.df = true;
+			break;
+
+		case INSN_CLD:
+			if (!state.df && insn->func)
+				WARN_FUNC("redundant CLD", sec, insn->offset);
+
+			state.df = false;
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.h b/tools/objtool/check.h
index 78a95d06c165..71e54f97dbcd 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct insn_state {
 	int stack_size;
 	unsigned char type;
 	bool bp_scratch;
-	bool drap, end, uaccess;
+	bool drap, end, uaccess, df;
 	unsigned int uaccess_stack;
 	int drap_reg, drap_offset;
 	struct cfi_reg vals[CFI_NUM_REGS];