diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
index 5c83729..e61e68d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ extern unsigned long saved_video_mode;
 extern void reserve_standard_io_resources(void);
 extern void i386_reserve_resources(void);
 extern unsigned long __startup_64(unsigned long physaddr, struct boot_params *bp);
-extern void startup_64_setup_env(unsigned long physbase);
+extern void startup_64_setup_gdt_idt(void);
 extern void early_setup_idt(void);
 extern void __init do_early_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, int trapnr);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index dc09560..1d6865e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/cc_platform.h>
 #include <linux/pgtable.h>
 
+#include <asm/asm.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/proto.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
@@ -76,15 +77,6 @@ static struct desc_struct startup_gdt[GDT_ENTRIES] __initdata = {
 	[GDT_ENTRY_KERNEL_DS]           = GDT_ENTRY_INIT(DESC_DATA64, 0, 0xfffff),
 };
 
-/*
- * Address needs to be set at runtime because it references the startup_gdt
- * while the kernel still uses a direct mapping.
- */
-static struct desc_ptr startup_gdt_descr __initdata = {
-	.size = sizeof(startup_gdt)-1,
-	.address = 0,
-};
-
 static void __head *fixup_pointer(void *ptr, unsigned long physaddr)
 {
 	return ptr - (void *)_text + (void *)physaddr;
@@ -569,62 +561,52 @@ void __init __noreturn x86_64_start_reservations(char *real_mode_data)
  */
 static gate_desc bringup_idt_table[NUM_EXCEPTION_VECTORS] __page_aligned_data;
 
-static struct desc_ptr bringup_idt_descr = {
-	.size		= (NUM_EXCEPTION_VECTORS * sizeof(gate_desc)) - 1,
-	.address	= 0, /* Set at runtime */
-};
-
-static void set_bringup_idt_handler(gate_desc *idt, int n, void *handler)
+/* This may run while still in the direct mapping */
+static void __head startup_64_load_idt(void *vc_handler)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
+	struct desc_ptr desc = {
+		.address = (unsigned long)&RIP_REL_REF(bringup_idt_table),
+		.size    = sizeof(bringup_idt_table) - 1,
+	};
 	struct idt_data data;
-	gate_desc desc;
-
-	init_idt_data(&data, n, handler);
-	idt_init_desc(&desc, &data);
-	native_write_idt_entry(idt, n, &desc);
-#endif
-}
+	gate_desc idt_desc;
 
-/* This runs while still in the direct mapping */
-static void __head startup_64_load_idt(unsigned long physbase)
-{
-	struct desc_ptr *desc = fixup_pointer(&bringup_idt_descr, physbase);
-	gate_desc *idt = fixup_pointer(bringup_idt_table, physbase);
-
-
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT)) {
-		void *handler;
-
-		/* VMM Communication Exception */
-		handler = fixup_pointer(vc_no_ghcb, physbase);
-		set_bringup_idt_handler(idt, X86_TRAP_VC, handler);
+	/* @vc_handler is set only for a VMM Communication Exception */
+	if (vc_handler) {
+		init_idt_data(&data, X86_TRAP_VC, vc_handler);
+		idt_init_desc(&idt_desc, &data);
+		native_write_idt_entry((gate_desc *)desc.address, X86_TRAP_VC, &idt_desc);
 	}
 
-	desc->address = (unsigned long)idt;
-	native_load_idt(desc);
+	native_load_idt(&desc);
 }
 
 /* This is used when running on kernel addresses */
 void early_setup_idt(void)
 {
-	/* VMM Communication Exception */
+	void *handler = NULL;
+
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT)) {
 		setup_ghcb();
-		set_bringup_idt_handler(bringup_idt_table, X86_TRAP_VC, vc_boot_ghcb);
+		handler = vc_boot_ghcb;
 	}
 
-	bringup_idt_descr.address = (unsigned long)bringup_idt_table;
-	native_load_idt(&bringup_idt_descr);
+	startup_64_load_idt(handler);
 }
 
 /*
  * Setup boot CPU state needed before kernel switches to virtual addresses.
  */
-void __head startup_64_setup_env(unsigned long physbase)
+void __head startup_64_setup_gdt_idt(void)
 {
+	void *handler = NULL;
+
+	struct desc_ptr startup_gdt_descr = {
+		.address = (unsigned long)&RIP_REL_REF(startup_gdt),
+		.size    = sizeof(startup_gdt) - 1,
+	};
+
 	/* Load GDT */
-	startup_gdt_descr.address = (unsigned long)fixup_pointer(startup_gdt, physbase);
 	native_load_gdt(&startup_gdt_descr);
 
 	/* New GDT is live - reload data segment registers */
@@ -632,5 +614,8 @@ void __head startup_64_setup_env(unsigned long physbase)
 		     "movl %%eax, %%ss\n"
 		     "movl %%eax, %%es\n" : : "a"(__KERNEL_DS) : "memory");
 
-	startup_64_load_idt(physbase);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT))
+		handler = &RIP_REL_REF(vc_no_ghcb);
+
+	startup_64_load_idt(handler);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index bfbac50..e09cf0b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(startup_64)
 	/* Set up the stack for verify_cpu() */
 	leaq	(__end_init_task - PTREGS_SIZE)(%rip), %rsp
 
-	leaq	_text(%rip), %rdi
-
 	/* Setup GSBASE to allow stack canary access for C code */
 	movl	$MSR_GS_BASE, %ecx
 	leaq	INIT_PER_CPU_VAR(fixed_percpu_data)(%rip), %rdx
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(startup_64)
 	shrq	$32,  %rdx
 	wrmsr
 
-	call	startup_64_setup_env
+	call	startup_64_setup_gdt_idt
 
 	/* Now switch to __KERNEL_CS so IRET works reliably */
 	pushq	$__KERNEL_CS
