diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/emulate_prefix.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/emulate_prefix.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..70f5b98a5286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/emulate_prefix.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _ASM_X86_EMULATE_PREFIX_H
+#define _ASM_X86_EMULATE_PREFIX_H
+
+/*
+ * Virt escape sequences to trigger instruction emulation;
+ * ideally these would decode to 'whole' instruction and not destroy
+ * the instruction stream; sadly this is not true for the 'kvm' one :/
+ */
+
+#define __XEN_EMULATE_PREFIX  0x0f,0x0b,0x78,0x65,0x6e  /* ud2 ; .ascii "xen" */
+#define __KVM_EMULATE_PREFIX  0x0f,0x0b,0x6b,0x76,0x6d	/* ud2 ; .ascii "kvm" */
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h
index 62ca03ef5c65..9139b3e86316 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h
@@ -379,12 +379,9 @@ struct xen_pmu_arch {
  * Prefix forces emulation of some non-trapping instructions.
  * Currently only CPUID.
  */
-#ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
-#define XEN_EMULATE_PREFIX .byte 0x0f,0x0b,0x78,0x65,0x6e ;
-#define XEN_CPUID          XEN_EMULATE_PREFIX cpuid
-#else
-#define XEN_EMULATE_PREFIX ".byte 0x0f,0x0b,0x78,0x65,0x6e ; "
-#define XEN_CPUID          XEN_EMULATE_PREFIX "cpuid"
-#endif
+#include <asm/emulate_prefix.h>
+
+#define XEN_EMULATE_PREFIX __ASM_FORM(.byte __XEN_EMULATE_PREFIX ;)
+#define XEN_CPUID          XEN_EMULATE_PREFIX __ASM_FORM(cpuid)
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_XEN_INTERFACE_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 661e2bf38526..777574f547c0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include <asm/mshyperv.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
 #include <asm/intel_pt.h>
+#include <asm/emulate_prefix.h>
 #include <clocksource/hyperv_timer.h>
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
@@ -5446,6 +5447,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_write_guest_virt_system);
 
 int handle_ud(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	static const char kvm_emulate_prefix[] = { __KVM_EMULATE_PREFIX };
 	int emul_type = EMULTYPE_TRAP_UD;
 	char sig[5]; /* ud2; .ascii "kvm" */
 	struct x86_exception e;
@@ -5453,7 +5455,7 @@ int handle_ud(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (force_emulation_prefix &&
 	    kvm_read_guest_virt(vcpu, kvm_get_linear_rip(vcpu),
 				sig, sizeof(sig), &e) == 0 &&
-	    memcmp(sig, "\xf\xbkvm", sizeof(sig)) == 0) {
+	    memcmp(sig, kvm_emulate_prefix, sizeof(sig)) == 0) {
 		kvm_rip_write(vcpu, kvm_rip_read(vcpu) + sizeof(sig));
 		emul_type = EMULTYPE_TRAP_UD_FORCED;
 	}