diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 04371f60e3c6..48c31b8e3e72 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -393,16 +393,13 @@ struct irq_stack {
 } __aligned(IRQ_STACK_SIZE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-struct fixed_percpu_data {
-	char		gs_base[40];
-};
-
-DECLARE_PER_CPU_FIRST(struct fixed_percpu_data, fixed_percpu_data) __visible;
-DECLARE_INIT_PER_CPU(fixed_percpu_data);
-
 static inline unsigned long cpu_kernelmode_gs_base(int cpu)
 {
-	return (unsigned long)per_cpu(fixed_percpu_data.gs_base, cpu);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	return per_cpu_offset(cpu);
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
 }
 
 extern asmlinkage void entry_SYSCALL32_ignore(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index f9c8bd27b642..a44fd3ad460e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -2051,10 +2051,6 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU_ALIGNED(struct pcpu_hot, pcpu_hot) = {
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(pcpu_hot);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-DEFINE_PER_CPU_FIRST(struct fixed_percpu_data,
-		     fixed_percpu_data) __aligned(PAGE_SIZE) __visible;
-EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(fixed_percpu_data);
-
 static void wrmsrl_cstar(unsigned long val)
 {
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index 3dcabbc49149..f2453eb38417 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -72,9 +72,14 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(startup_64)
 
 	/* 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
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	leaq	__per_cpu_load(%rip), %rdx
 	movl	%edx, %eax
 	shrq	$32,  %rdx
+#else
+	xorl	%eax, %eax
+	xorl	%edx, %edx
+#endif
 	wrmsr
 
 	call	startup_64_setup_env
@@ -345,15 +350,10 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(secondary_startup_64_no_verify, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 
 	/* Set up %gs.
 	 *
-	 * The base of %gs always points to fixed_percpu_data. If the
-	 * stack protector canary is enabled, it is located at %gs:40.
 	 * Note that, on SMP, the boot cpu uses init data section until
 	 * the per cpu areas are set up.
 	 */
 	movl	$MSR_GS_BASE,%ecx
-#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
-	leaq	INIT_PER_CPU_VAR(fixed_percpu_data)(%rip), %rdx
-#endif
 	movl	%edx, %eax
 	shrq	$32, %rdx
 	wrmsr
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 54a5596adaa6..c87dc8de2084 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -509,14 +509,8 @@ SECTIONS
  */
 #define INIT_PER_CPU(x) init_per_cpu__##x = ABSOLUTE(x) + __per_cpu_load
 INIT_PER_CPU(gdt_page);
-INIT_PER_CPU(fixed_percpu_data);
 INIT_PER_CPU(irq_stack_backing_store);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-. = ASSERT((fixed_percpu_data == 0),
-           "fixed_percpu_data is not at start of per-cpu area");
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_UNRET_ENTRY
 . = ASSERT((retbleed_return_thunk & 0x3f) == 0, "retbleed_return_thunk not cacheline-aligned");
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
index d30949e25ebd..3ccd9d4fcf9c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
@@ -811,7 +811,6 @@ static void percpu_init(void)
  *	__per_cpu_load
  *
  * The "gold" linker incorrectly associates:
- *	init_per_cpu__fixed_percpu_data
  *	init_per_cpu__gdt_page
  */
 static int is_percpu_sym(ElfW(Sym) *sym, const char *symname)
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
index a0ea285878db..9ce0d9d268bb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
@@ -53,14 +53,18 @@ SYM_CODE_START(startup_xen)
 
 	/* Set up %gs.
 	 *
-	 * The base of %gs always points to fixed_percpu_data.  If the
-	 * stack protector canary is enabled, it is located at %gs:40.
 	 * Note that, on SMP, the boot cpu uses init data section until
 	 * the per cpu areas are set up.
 	 */
 	movl	$MSR_GS_BASE,%ecx
-	movq	$INIT_PER_CPU_VAR(fixed_percpu_data),%rax
-	cdq
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	leaq	__per_cpu_load(%rip), %rdx
+	movl	%edx, %eax
+	shrq	$32, %rdx
+#else
+	xorl	%eax, %eax
+	xorl	%edx, %edx
+#endif
 	wrmsr
 
 	mov	%rsi, %rdi
