diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
index 7778b3791bee..109221af5d49 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
@@ -165,32 +165,28 @@ int can_boost(struct insn *insn, void *addr)
 
 	opcode = insn->opcode.bytes[0];
 
-	switch (opcode & 0xf0) {
-	case 0x60:
-		/* can't boost "bound" */
-		return (opcode != 0x62);
-	case 0x70:
-		return 0; /* can't boost conditional jump */
-	case 0x90:
-		return opcode != 0x9a;	/* can't boost call far */
-	case 0xc0:
-		/* can't boost software-interruptions */
-		return (0xc1 < opcode && opcode < 0xcc) || opcode == 0xcf;
-	case 0xd0:
-		/* can boost AA* and XLAT */
-		return (opcode == 0xd4 || opcode == 0xd5 || opcode == 0xd7);
-	case 0xe0:
-		/* can boost in/out and absolute jmps */
-		return ((opcode & 0x04) || opcode == 0xea);
-	case 0xf0:
-		/* clear and set flags are boostable */
-		return (opcode == 0xf5 || (0xf7 < opcode && opcode < 0xfe));
-	case 0xff:
-		/* indirect jmp is boostable */
+	switch (opcode) {
+	case 0x62:		/* bound */
+	case 0x70 ... 0x7f:	/* Conditional jumps */
+	case 0x9a:		/* Call far */
+	case 0xc0 ... 0xc1:	/* Grp2 */
+	case 0xcc ... 0xce:	/* software exceptions */
+	case 0xd0 ... 0xd3:	/* Grp2 */
+	case 0xd6:		/* (UD) */
+	case 0xd8 ... 0xdf:	/* ESC */
+	case 0xe0 ... 0xe3:	/* LOOP*, JCXZ */
+	case 0xe8 ... 0xe9:	/* near Call, JMP */
+	case 0xeb:		/* Short JMP */
+	case 0xf0 ... 0xf4:	/* LOCK/REP, HLT */
+	case 0xf6 ... 0xf7:	/* Grp3 */
+	case 0xfe:		/* Grp4 */
+		/* ... are not boostable */
+		return 0;
+	case 0xff:		/* Grp5 */
+		/* Only indirect jmp is boostable */
 		return X86_MODRM_REG(insn->modrm.bytes[0]) == 4;
 	default:
-		/* call is not boostable */
-		return opcode != 0x9a;
+		return 1;
 	}
 }