diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/acpi.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/acpi.c
index 9caf890..55c98fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/acpi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/acpi.c
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ __efi_get_rsdp_addr(unsigned long cfg_tbl_pa, unsigned int cfg_tbl_len)
 	 * Search EFI system tables for RSDP. Preferred is ACPI_20_TABLE_GUID to
 	 * ACPI_TABLE_GUID because it has more features.
 	 */
-	rsdp_addr = efi_find_vendor_table(boot_params, cfg_tbl_pa, cfg_tbl_len,
+	rsdp_addr = efi_find_vendor_table(boot_params_ptr, cfg_tbl_pa, cfg_tbl_len,
 					  ACPI_20_TABLE_GUID);
 	if (rsdp_addr)
 		return (acpi_physical_address)rsdp_addr;
 
 	/* No ACPI_20_TABLE_GUID found, fallback to ACPI_TABLE_GUID. */
-	rsdp_addr = efi_find_vendor_table(boot_params, cfg_tbl_pa, cfg_tbl_len,
+	rsdp_addr = efi_find_vendor_table(boot_params_ptr, cfg_tbl_pa, cfg_tbl_len,
 					  ACPI_TABLE_GUID);
 	if (rsdp_addr)
 		return (acpi_physical_address)rsdp_addr;
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ static acpi_physical_address efi_get_rsdp_addr(void)
 	enum efi_type et;
 	int ret;
 
-	et = efi_get_type(boot_params);
+	et = efi_get_type(boot_params_ptr);
 	if (et == EFI_TYPE_NONE)
 		return 0;
 
-	systab_pa = efi_get_system_table(boot_params);
+	systab_pa = efi_get_system_table(boot_params_ptr);
 	if (!systab_pa)
 		error("EFI support advertised, but unable to locate system table.");
 
-	ret = efi_get_conf_table(boot_params, &cfg_tbl_pa, &cfg_tbl_len);
+	ret = efi_get_conf_table(boot_params_ptr, &cfg_tbl_pa, &cfg_tbl_len);
 	if (ret || !cfg_tbl_pa)
 		error("EFI config table not found.");
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ acpi_physical_address get_rsdp_addr(void)
 {
 	acpi_physical_address pa;
 
-	pa = boot_params->acpi_rsdp_addr;
+	pa = boot_params_ptr->acpi_rsdp_addr;
 
 	if (!pa)
 		pa = efi_get_rsdp_addr();
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static unsigned long get_acpi_srat_table(void)
 	rsdp = (struct acpi_table_rsdp *)get_cmdline_acpi_rsdp();
 	if (!rsdp)
 		rsdp = (struct acpi_table_rsdp *)(long)
-			boot_params->acpi_rsdp_addr;
+			boot_params_ptr->acpi_rsdp_addr;
 
 	if (!rsdp)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/cmdline.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/cmdline.c
index f1add5d..c1bb180 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/cmdline.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/cmdline.c
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ static inline char rdfs8(addr_t addr)
 #include "../cmdline.c"
 unsigned long get_cmd_line_ptr(void)
 {
-	unsigned long cmd_line_ptr = boot_params->hdr.cmd_line_ptr;
+	unsigned long cmd_line_ptr = boot_params_ptr->hdr.cmd_line_ptr;
 
-	cmd_line_ptr |= (u64)boot_params->ext_cmd_line_ptr << 32;
+	cmd_line_ptr |= (u64)boot_params_ptr->ext_cmd_line_ptr << 32;
 
 	return cmd_line_ptr;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
index bcc956c..3c8593d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ void initialize_identity_maps(void *rmode)
 	 * or does not touch all the pages covering them.
 	 */
 	kernel_add_identity_map((unsigned long)_head, (unsigned long)_end);
-	boot_params = rmode;
-	kernel_add_identity_map((unsigned long)boot_params, (unsigned long)(boot_params + 1));
+	boot_params_ptr = rmode;
+	kernel_add_identity_map((unsigned long)boot_params_ptr,
+				(unsigned long)(boot_params_ptr + 1));
 	cmdline = get_cmd_line_ptr();
 	kernel_add_identity_map(cmdline, cmdline + COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ void initialize_identity_maps(void *rmode)
 	 * Also map the setup_data entries passed via boot_params in case they
 	 * need to be accessed by uncompressed kernel via the identity mapping.
 	 */
-	sd = (struct setup_data *)boot_params->hdr.setup_data;
+	sd = (struct setup_data *)boot_params_ptr->hdr.setup_data;
 	while (sd) {
 		unsigned long sd_addr = (unsigned long)sd;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
index 9193acf..dec961c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static unsigned long get_boot_seed(void)
 	unsigned long hash = 0;
 
 	hash = rotate_xor(hash, build_str, sizeof(build_str));
-	hash = rotate_xor(hash, boot_params, sizeof(*boot_params));
+	hash = rotate_xor(hash, boot_params_ptr, sizeof(*boot_params_ptr));
 
 	return hash;
 }
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static void handle_mem_options(void)
 static void mem_avoid_init(unsigned long input, unsigned long input_size,
 			   unsigned long output)
 {
-	unsigned long init_size = boot_params->hdr.init_size;
+	unsigned long init_size = boot_params_ptr->hdr.init_size;
 	u64 initrd_start, initrd_size;
 	unsigned long cmd_line, cmd_line_size;
 
@@ -395,10 +395,10 @@ static void mem_avoid_init(unsigned long input, unsigned long input_size,
 	mem_avoid[MEM_AVOID_ZO_RANGE].size = (output + init_size) - input;
 
 	/* Avoid initrd. */
-	initrd_start  = (u64)boot_params->ext_ramdisk_image << 32;
-	initrd_start |= boot_params->hdr.ramdisk_image;
-	initrd_size  = (u64)boot_params->ext_ramdisk_size << 32;
-	initrd_size |= boot_params->hdr.ramdisk_size;
+	initrd_start  = (u64)boot_params_ptr->ext_ramdisk_image << 32;
+	initrd_start |= boot_params_ptr->hdr.ramdisk_image;
+	initrd_size  = (u64)boot_params_ptr->ext_ramdisk_size << 32;
+	initrd_size |= boot_params_ptr->hdr.ramdisk_size;
 	mem_avoid[MEM_AVOID_INITRD].start = initrd_start;
 	mem_avoid[MEM_AVOID_INITRD].size = initrd_size;
 	/* No need to set mapping for initrd, it will be handled in VO. */
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ static void mem_avoid_init(unsigned long input, unsigned long input_size,
 	}
 
 	/* Avoid boot parameters. */
-	mem_avoid[MEM_AVOID_BOOTPARAMS].start = (unsigned long)boot_params;
-	mem_avoid[MEM_AVOID_BOOTPARAMS].size = sizeof(*boot_params);
+	mem_avoid[MEM_AVOID_BOOTPARAMS].start = (unsigned long)boot_params_ptr;
+	mem_avoid[MEM_AVOID_BOOTPARAMS].size = sizeof(*boot_params_ptr);
 
 	/* We don't need to set a mapping for setup_data. */
 
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static bool mem_avoid_overlap(struct mem_vector *img,
 	}
 
 	/* Avoid all entries in the setup_data linked list. */
-	ptr = (struct setup_data *)(unsigned long)boot_params->hdr.setup_data;
+	ptr = (struct setup_data *)(unsigned long)boot_params_ptr->hdr.setup_data;
 	while (ptr) {
 		struct mem_vector avoid;
 
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static inline bool memory_type_is_free(efi_memory_desc_t *md)
 static bool
 process_efi_entries(unsigned long minimum, unsigned long image_size)
 {
-	struct efi_info *e = &boot_params->efi_info;
+	struct efi_info *e = &boot_params_ptr->efi_info;
 	bool efi_mirror_found = false;
 	struct mem_vector region;
 	efi_memory_desc_t *md;
@@ -777,8 +777,8 @@ static void process_e820_entries(unsigned long minimum,
 	struct boot_e820_entry *entry;
 
 	/* Verify potential e820 positions, appending to slots list. */
-	for (i = 0; i < boot_params->e820_entries; i++) {
-		entry = &boot_params->e820_table[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < boot_params_ptr->e820_entries; i++) {
+		entry = &boot_params_ptr->e820_table[i];
 		/* Skip non-RAM entries. */
 		if (entry->type != E820_TYPE_RAM)
 			continue;
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ void choose_random_location(unsigned long input,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	boot_params->hdr.loadflags |= KASLR_FLAG;
+	boot_params_ptr->hdr.loadflags |= KASLR_FLAG;
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32))
 		mem_limit = KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE;
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mem.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mem.c
index 3c16092..b3c3a4b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mem.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mem.c
@@ -54,17 +54,17 @@ bool init_unaccepted_memory(void)
 	enum efi_type et;
 	int ret;
 
-	et = efi_get_type(boot_params);
+	et = efi_get_type(boot_params_ptr);
 	if (et == EFI_TYPE_NONE)
 		return false;
 
-	ret = efi_get_conf_table(boot_params, &cfg_table_pa, &cfg_table_len);
+	ret = efi_get_conf_table(boot_params_ptr, &cfg_table_pa, &cfg_table_len);
 	if (ret) {
 		warn("EFI config table not found.");
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	table = (void *)efi_find_vendor_table(boot_params, cfg_table_pa,
+	table = (void *)efi_find_vendor_table(boot_params_ptr, cfg_table_pa,
 					      cfg_table_len, guid);
 	if (!table)
 		return false;
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
index f711f2a..b99e08e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n);
 /*
  * This is set up by the setup-routine at boot-time
  */
-struct boot_params *boot_params;
+struct boot_params *boot_params_ptr;
 
 struct port_io_ops pio_ops;
 
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ void __putstr(const char *s)
 	if (lines == 0 || cols == 0)
 		return;
 
-	x = boot_params->screen_info.orig_x;
-	y = boot_params->screen_info.orig_y;
+	x = boot_params_ptr->screen_info.orig_x;
+	y = boot_params_ptr->screen_info.orig_y;
 
 	while ((c = *s++) != '\0') {
 		if (c == '\n') {
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ void __putstr(const char *s)
 		}
 	}
 
-	boot_params->screen_info.orig_x = x;
-	boot_params->screen_info.orig_y = y;
+	boot_params_ptr->screen_info.orig_x = x;
+	boot_params_ptr->screen_info.orig_y = y;
 
 	pos = (x + cols * y) * 2;	/* Update cursor position */
 	outb(14, vidport);
@@ -382,14 +382,14 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *extract_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned char *output)
 	size_t entry_offset;
 
 	/* Retain x86 boot parameters pointer passed from startup_32/64. */
-	boot_params = rmode;
+	boot_params_ptr = rmode;
 
 	/* Clear flags intended for solely in-kernel use. */
-	boot_params->hdr.loadflags &= ~KASLR_FLAG;
+	boot_params_ptr->hdr.loadflags &= ~KASLR_FLAG;
 
-	sanitize_boot_params(boot_params);
+	sanitize_boot_params(boot_params_ptr);
 
-	if (boot_params->screen_info.orig_video_mode == 7) {
+	if (boot_params_ptr->screen_info.orig_video_mode == 7) {
 		vidmem = (char *) 0xb0000;
 		vidport = 0x3b4;
 	} else {
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *extract_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned char *output)
 		vidport = 0x3d4;
 	}
 
-	lines = boot_params->screen_info.orig_video_lines;
-	cols = boot_params->screen_info.orig_video_cols;
+	lines = boot_params_ptr->screen_info.orig_video_lines;
+	cols = boot_params_ptr->screen_info.orig_video_cols;
 
 	init_default_io_ops();
 
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *extract_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned char *output)
 	 * so that early debugging output from the RSDP parsing code can be
 	 * collected.
 	 */
-	boot_params->acpi_rsdp_addr = get_rsdp_addr();
+	boot_params_ptr->acpi_rsdp_addr = get_rsdp_addr();
 
 	debug_putstr("early console in extract_kernel\n");
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
index cc70d3f..c0d502b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ extern memptr free_mem_ptr;
 extern memptr free_mem_end_ptr;
 void *malloc(int size);
 void free(void *where);
-extern struct boot_params *boot_params;
 void __putstr(const char *s);
 void __puthex(unsigned long value);
 #define error_putstr(__x)  __putstr(__x)
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
index 7939eb6..51f957b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ static char trampoline_save[TRAMPOLINE_32BIT_SIZE];
  */
 unsigned long *trampoline_32bit __section(".data");
 
-extern struct boot_params *boot_params;
 int cmdline_find_option_bool(const char *option);
 
 static unsigned long find_trampoline_placement(void)
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ static unsigned long find_trampoline_placement(void)
 	 *
 	 * Only look for values in the legacy ROM for non-EFI system.
 	 */
-	signature = (char *)&boot_params->efi_info.efi_loader_signature;
+	signature = (char *)&boot_params_ptr->efi_info.efi_loader_signature;
 	if (strncmp(signature, EFI32_LOADER_SIGNATURE, 4) &&
 	    strncmp(signature, EFI64_LOADER_SIGNATURE, 4)) {
 		ebda_start = *(unsigned short *)0x40e << 4;
@@ -65,10 +64,10 @@ static unsigned long find_trampoline_placement(void)
 	bios_start = round_down(bios_start, PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	/* Find the first usable memory region under bios_start. */
-	for (i = boot_params->e820_entries - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+	for (i = boot_params_ptr->e820_entries - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		unsigned long new = bios_start;
 
-		entry = &boot_params->e820_table[i];
+		entry = &boot_params_ptr->e820_table[i];
 
 		/* Skip all entries above bios_start. */
 		if (bios_start <= entry->addr)
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ asmlinkage void configure_5level_paging(struct boot_params *bp, void *pgtable)
 	bool l5_required = false;
 
 	/* Initialize boot_params. Required for cmdline_find_option_bool(). */
-	boot_params = bp;
+	boot_params_ptr = bp;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check if LA57 is desired and supported.
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
index dc8c876..9c075b5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ void sev_prep_identity_maps(unsigned long top_level_pgt)
 	 * accessed after switchover.
 	 */
 	if (sev_snp_enabled()) {
-		unsigned long cc_info_pa = boot_params->cc_blob_address;
+		unsigned long cc_info_pa = boot_params_ptr->cc_blob_address;
 		struct cc_blob_sev_info *cc_info;
 
 		kernel_add_identity_map(cc_info_pa, cc_info_pa + sizeof(*cc_info));
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
index 4ae1433..74d5a17 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ extern const unsigned long kernel_total_size;
 
 unsigned long decompress_kernel(unsigned char *outbuf, unsigned long virt_addr,
 				void (*error)(char *x));
+
+extern struct boot_params *boot_params_ptr;
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_BOOT_H */
