diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_386.s b/src/runtime/asm_386.s
index df32e90fda8..a54ca110e53 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_386.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_386.s
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ CALLFN(·call268435456, 268435456)
 CALLFN(·call536870912, 536870912)
 CALLFN(·call1073741824, 1073741824)
 
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
+TEXT runtime·procyieldAsm(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
 	MOVL	cycles+0(FP), AX
 again:
 	PAUSE
diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s b/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s
index 525df96f002..dbf54487a7f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ CALLFN(·call268435456, 268435456)
 CALLFN(·call536870912, 536870912)
 CALLFN(·call1073741824, 1073741824)
 
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
+TEXT runtime·procyieldAsm(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
 	MOVL	cycles+0(FP), AX
 again:
 	PAUSE
diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_arm.s b/src/runtime/asm_arm.s
index d371e80d848..9373846c74a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_arm.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_arm.s
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ TEXT runtime·memhash32(SB),NOSPLIT|NOFRAME,$0-12
 TEXT runtime·memhash64(SB),NOSPLIT|NOFRAME,$0-12
 	JMP	runtime·memhash64Fallback(SB)
 
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT|NOFRAME,$0
+TEXT runtime·procyieldAsm(SB),NOSPLIT|NOFRAME,$0
 	MOVW	cycles+0(FP), R1
 	MOVW	$0, R0
 yieldloop:
diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_arm64.s b/src/runtime/asm_arm64.s
index a0e82ec830f..94a5b9ee6c8 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_arm64.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_arm64.s
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ aesloop:
 	VMOV	V0.D[0], R0
 	RET
 
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
+TEXT runtime·procyieldAsm(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
 	MOVWU	cycles+0(FP), R0
 again:
 	YIELD
diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_loong64.s b/src/runtime/asm_loong64.s
index 586bf89a5d3..a6a5519afb6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_loong64.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_loong64.s
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ CALLFN(·call268435456, 268435456)
 CALLFN(·call536870912, 536870912)
 CALLFN(·call1073741824, 1073741824)
 
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
+TEXT runtime·procyieldAsm(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
 	RET
 
 // Save state of caller into g->sched.
diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_mips64x.s b/src/runtime/asm_mips64x.s
index d4523b4a74c..532eca752ff 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_mips64x.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_mips64x.s
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ CALLFN(·call268435456, 268435456)
 CALLFN(·call536870912, 536870912)
 CALLFN(·call1073741824, 1073741824)
 
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
+TEXT runtime·procyieldAsm(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
 	RET
 
 // Save state of caller into g->sched,
diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_mipsx.s b/src/runtime/asm_mipsx.s
index ec352f58289..2dc3f1c3ad7 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_mipsx.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_mipsx.s
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ CALLFN(·call268435456, 268435456)
 CALLFN(·call536870912, 536870912)
 CALLFN(·call1073741824, 1073741824)
 
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-4
+TEXT runtime·procyieldAsm(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-4
 	RET
 
 // Save state of caller into g->sched,
diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_ppc64x.s b/src/runtime/asm_ppc64x.s
index 127010ef971..e461764e55d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_ppc64x.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_ppc64x.s
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ CALLFN(·call268435456, 268435456)
 CALLFN(·call536870912, 536870912)
 CALLFN(·call1073741824, 1073741824)
 
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT|NOFRAME,$0-4
+TEXT runtime·procyieldAsm(SB),NOSPLIT|NOFRAME,$0-4
 	MOVW	cycles+0(FP), R7
 	// POWER does not have a pause/yield instruction equivalent.
 	// Instead, we can lower the program priority by setting the
diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_riscv64.s b/src/runtime/asm_riscv64.s
index efe6047419e..5bd16181ee2 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_riscv64.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_riscv64.s
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ TEXT gogo<>(SB), NOSPLIT|NOFRAME, $0
 	MOV	gobuf_pc(T0), T0
 	JALR	ZERO, T0
 
-// func procyield(cycles uint32)
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
+// func procyieldAsm(cycles uint32)
+TEXT runtime·procyieldAsm(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
 	RET
 
 // Switch to m->g0's stack, call fn(g).
diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_s390x.s b/src/runtime/asm_s390x.s
index 4cc1c0eb104..bb29845f583 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_s390x.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_s390x.s
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ CALLFN(·call1073741824, 1073741824)
 TEXT callfnMVC<>(SB),NOSPLIT|NOFRAME,$0-0
 	MVC	$1, 0(R4), 0(R6)
 
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
+TEXT runtime·procyieldAsm(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
 	RET
 
 // Save state of caller into g->sched,
diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_wasm.s b/src/runtime/asm_wasm.s
index 85aa52e0f79..c46cb4ae464 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_wasm.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_wasm.s
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ TEXT runtime·asminit(SB), NOSPLIT, $0-0
 TEXT ·publicationBarrier(SB), NOSPLIT, $0-0
 	RET
 
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB), NOSPLIT, $0-0 // FIXME
+TEXT runtime·procyieldAsm(SB), NOSPLIT, $0-0 // FIXME
 	RET
 
 TEXT runtime·breakpoint(SB), NOSPLIT, $0-0
diff --git a/src/runtime/stubs.go b/src/runtime/stubs.go
index 20fc1c59ad9..16922835413 100644
--- a/src/runtime/stubs.go
+++ b/src/runtime/stubs.go
@@ -274,7 +274,23 @@ func reflectcall(stackArgsType *_type, fn, stackArgs unsafe.Pointer, stackArgsSi
 // See go.dev/issue/67401.
 //
 //go:linkname procyield
-func procyield(cycles uint32)
+//go:nosplit
+func procyield(cycles uint32) {
+	if cycles == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	procyieldAsm(cycles)
+}
+
+// procyieldAsm is the assembly implementation of procyield.
+//
+// It may loop infinitely if called with cycles == 0. Prefer
+// procyield, which will compile down to nothing in such cases,
+// instead.
+//
+// FIXME: The implementation really should not loop infinitely if
+// the number of cycles is 0.
+func procyieldAsm(cycles uint32)
 
 type neverCallThisFunction struct{}