diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/locore.S b/sys/arm64/arm64/locore.S
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/locore.S
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/locore.S
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@
 	br	x15
 
 virtdone:
+	BTI_J
+
 	/* Set up the stack */
 	adrp	x25, initstack_end
 	add	x25, x25, :lo12:initstack_end
@@ -223,6 +225,8 @@
 	br	x15
 
 mp_virtdone:
+	BTI_J
+
 	/* Start using the AP boot stack */
 	ldr	x4, =bootstack
 	ldr	x4, [x4]
diff --git a/sys/arm64/include/asm.h b/sys/arm64/include/asm.h
--- a/sys/arm64/include/asm.h
+++ b/sys/arm64/include/asm.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 #define	LENTRY(sym)						\
 	.text; .align 2; .type sym,#function; sym:		\
-	.cfi_startproc; DTRACE_NOP
+	.cfi_startproc; BTI_C; DTRACE_NOP
 #define	ENTRY(sym)						\
 	.globl sym; LENTRY(sym)
 #define	EENTRY(sym)						\
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@
 	dsb	sy;							\
 	isb
 
+#ifdef __ARM_FEATURE_BTI_DEFAULT
+#define	BTI_C	hint	#34
+#define	BTI_J	hint	#36
+#else
+#define	BTI_C
+#define	BTI_J
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _MACHINE_ASM_H_ */
 
 #endif /* !__arm__ */