diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index c634ed8636dad14be72803f664b2be6515f9c159..fb6c0392306bcb7bbdb4deb449be7ef5bb039db1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -543,10 +543,11 @@ SYM_FUNC_START_LOCAL_NOALIGN(.Lrelocated)
 	rep	stosq
 
 /*
- * Load stage2 IDT
+ * Load stage2 IDT and switch to our own page-table
  */
 	pushq	%rsi
 	call	load_stage2_idt
+	call	initialize_identity_maps
 	popq	%rsi
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
index e3d980ae9c2b55bf42134dde779a24029e011d11..ecf9353b064def451b02611915059c95a8b7fe3e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
@@ -86,9 +86,31 @@ phys_addr_t physical_mask = (1ULL << __PHYSICAL_MASK_SHIFT) - 1;
  */
 static struct x86_mapping_info mapping_info;
 
+/*
+ * Adds the specified range to what will become the new identity mappings.
+ * Once all ranges have been added, the new mapping is activated by calling
+ * finalize_identity_maps() below.
+ */
+void add_identity_map(unsigned long start, unsigned long size)
+{
+	unsigned long end = start + size;
+
+	/* Align boundary to 2M. */
+	start = round_down(start, PMD_SIZE);
+	end = round_up(end, PMD_SIZE);
+	if (start >= end)
+		return;
+
+	/* Build the mapping. */
+	kernel_ident_mapping_init(&mapping_info, (pgd_t *)top_level_pgt,
+				  start, end);
+}
+
 /* Locates and clears a region for a new top level page table. */
 void initialize_identity_maps(void)
 {
+	unsigned long start, size;
+
 	/* If running as an SEV guest, the encryption mask is required. */
 	set_sev_encryption_mask();
 
@@ -121,37 +143,24 @@ void initialize_identity_maps(void)
 	 */
 	top_level_pgt = read_cr3_pa();
 	if (p4d_offset((pgd_t *)top_level_pgt, 0) == (p4d_t *)_pgtable) {
-		debug_putstr("booted via startup_32()\n");
 		pgt_data.pgt_buf = _pgtable + BOOT_INIT_PGT_SIZE;
 		pgt_data.pgt_buf_size = BOOT_PGT_SIZE - BOOT_INIT_PGT_SIZE;
 		memset(pgt_data.pgt_buf, 0, pgt_data.pgt_buf_size);
 	} else {
-		debug_putstr("booted via startup_64()\n");
 		pgt_data.pgt_buf = _pgtable;
 		pgt_data.pgt_buf_size = BOOT_PGT_SIZE;
 		memset(pgt_data.pgt_buf, 0, pgt_data.pgt_buf_size);
 		top_level_pgt = (unsigned long)alloc_pgt_page(&pgt_data);
 	}
-}
 
-/*
- * Adds the specified range to what will become the new identity mappings.
- * Once all ranges have been added, the new mapping is activated by calling
- * finalize_identity_maps() below.
- */
-void add_identity_map(unsigned long start, unsigned long size)
-{
-	unsigned long end = start + size;
-
-	/* Align boundary to 2M. */
-	start = round_down(start, PMD_SIZE);
-	end = round_up(end, PMD_SIZE);
-	if (start >= end)
-		return;
-
-	/* Build the mapping. */
-	kernel_ident_mapping_init(&mapping_info, (pgd_t *)top_level_pgt,
-				  start, end);
+	/*
+	 * New page-table is set up - map the kernel image and load it
+	 * into cr3.
+	 */
+	start = (unsigned long)_head;
+	size  = _end - _head;
+	add_identity_map(start, size);
+	write_cr3(top_level_pgt);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
index e27de98ed0385299f0e2357de1f18449dcb33dbd..82662869c4cb5ac5f819d701e3138e544ab2100d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
@@ -861,9 +861,6 @@ void choose_random_location(unsigned long input,
 
 	boot_params->hdr.loadflags |= KASLR_FLAG;
 
-	/* Prepare to add new identity pagetables on demand. */
-	initialize_identity_maps();
-
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32))
 		mem_limit = KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE;
 	else