diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
index bcece91dd3116a14fa58af5c5216dbce20daa3e5..fdaea523ac8ff546e8bac817e2447c307a5b5347 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ ENTRY(startup_32_smp)
 	subl $0x80000001, %eax
 	cmpl $(0x8000ffff-0x80000001), %eax
 	ja 6f
+
+	/* Clear bogus XD_DISABLE bits */
+	call verify_cpu
+
 	mov $0x80000001, %eax
 	cpuid
 	/* Execute Disable bit supported? */
@@ -609,6 +613,8 @@ ignore_int:
 #endif
 	iret
 
+#include "verify_cpu.S"
+
 	__REFDATA
 .align 4
 ENTRY(initial_code)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/verify_cpu.S b/arch/x86/kernel/verify_cpu.S
index ccb4136da0aaff0ea4608da1d783f2de1a312810..5644b4b7ed28e4825279e7cb927aa59c192e3c3f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/verify_cpu.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/verify_cpu.S
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  *
  *	arch/x86_64/boot/compressed/head_64.S: Boot cpu verification
  *	arch/x86_64/kernel/trampoline_64.S: secondary processor verfication
+ *	arch/x86_64/kernel/head_32.S: processor startup
  *
  *	verify_cpu, returns the status of longmode and SSE in register %eax.
  *		0: Success    1: Failure