diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index 4f7e6b84be07..6b11060c3a0f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -393,6 +393,14 @@ SYM_CODE_START(startup_64)
 	addq	%rax, 2(%rax)
 	lgdt	(%rax)
 
+	/* Reload CS so IRET returns to a CS actually in the GDT */
+	pushq	$__KERNEL_CS
+	leaq	.Lon_kernel_cs(%rip), %rax
+	pushq	%rax
+	lretq
+
+.Lon_kernel_cs:
+
 	/*
 	 * paging_prepare() sets up the trampoline and checks if we need to
 	 * enable 5-level paging.