diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/jump_label.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/jump_label.c
index 263a166291fb..4f1fec7a46db 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/jump_label.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/jump_label.c
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
 
 #ifdef HAVE_JUMP_LABEL
 
-static void __arch_jump_label_transform(struct jump_entry *entry,
-					enum jump_label_type type,
-					bool is_static)
+void arch_jump_label_transform(struct jump_entry *entry,
+			       enum jump_label_type type)
 {
 	void *addr = (void *)entry->code;
 	u32 insn;
@@ -37,22 +36,18 @@ static void __arch_jump_label_transform(struct jump_entry *entry,
 		insn = aarch64_insn_gen_nop();
 	}
 
-	if (is_static)
-		aarch64_insn_patch_text_nosync(addr, insn);
-	else
-		aarch64_insn_patch_text(&addr, &insn, 1);
-}
-
-void arch_jump_label_transform(struct jump_entry *entry,
-			       enum jump_label_type type)
-{
-	__arch_jump_label_transform(entry, type, false);
+	aarch64_insn_patch_text(&addr, &insn, 1);
 }
 
 void arch_jump_label_transform_static(struct jump_entry *entry,
 				      enum jump_label_type type)
 {
-	__arch_jump_label_transform(entry, type, true);
+	/*
+	 * We use the architected A64 NOP in arch_static_branch, so there's no
+	 * need to patch an identical A64 NOP over the top of it here. The core
+	 * will call arch_jump_label_transform from a module notifier if the
+	 * NOP needs to be replaced by a branch.
+	 */
 }
 
 #endif	/* HAVE_JUMP_LABEL */