diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index 4336f98456ea15c74cbb5af99c2f6ce94cf2ee84..b07ac7b217cb161e2b4f35b1edf4677fe32f0d64 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ NEXT_PAGE(level2_ident_pgt)
 	/* Since I easily can, map the first 1G.
 	 * Don't set NX because code runs from these pages.
 	 */
-	PMDS(0, __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC | _PAGE_GLOBAL, PTRS_PER_PMD)
+	PMDS(0, __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC, PTRS_PER_PMD)
 
 NEXT_PAGE(level2_kernel_pgt)
 	/*
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ NEXT_PAGE(level2_kernel_pgt)
 	 *  If you want to increase this then increase MODULES_VADDR
 	 *  too.)
 	 */
-	PMDS(0, __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC|_PAGE_GLOBAL,
+	PMDS(0, __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC,
 		KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE/PMD_SIZE)
 
 NEXT_PAGE(level2_spare_pgt)
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h b/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
index 85f851a0b9989257062fdceaf424bafb385b95f1..a1c0009e81b71baa88b1a43102e786dfde440a7a 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/pgtable.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ extern pteval_t __PAGE_KERNEL, __PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC;
 #endif	/* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #else
 #define __PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC						\
-	(_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_RW | _PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_ACCESSED)
+	(_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_RW | _PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_GLOBAL)
 #define __PAGE_KERNEL		(__PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC | _PAGE_NX)
 #endif
 
@@ -103,24 +103,18 @@ extern pteval_t __PAGE_KERNEL, __PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC;
 #define __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE		(__PAGE_KERNEL | _PAGE_PSE)
 #define __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC	(__PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC | _PAGE_PSE)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-# define MAKE_GLOBAL(x)			__pgprot((x))
-#else
-# define MAKE_GLOBAL(x)			__pgprot((x) | _PAGE_GLOBAL)
-#endif
-
-#define PAGE_KERNEL			MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL)
-#define PAGE_KERNEL_RO			MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL_RO)
-#define PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC		MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC)
-#define PAGE_KERNEL_RX			MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL_RX)
-#define PAGE_KERNEL_WC			MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL_WC)
-#define PAGE_KERNEL_NOCACHE		MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL_NOCACHE)
-#define PAGE_KERNEL_UC_MINUS		MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL_UC_MINUS)
-#define PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC_NOCACHE	MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC_NOCACHE)
-#define PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE		MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE)
-#define PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC		MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC)
-#define PAGE_KERNEL_VSYSCALL		MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL_VSYSCALL)
-#define PAGE_KERNEL_VSYSCALL_NOCACHE	MAKE_GLOBAL(__PAGE_KERNEL_VSYSCALL_NOCACHE)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL			__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_RO			__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_RO)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC		__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_RX			__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_RX)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_WC			__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_WC)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_NOCACHE		__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_NOCACHE)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_UC_MINUS		__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_UC_MINUS)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC_NOCACHE	__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC_NOCACHE)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE		__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC		__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_VSYSCALL		__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_VSYSCALL)
+#define PAGE_KERNEL_VSYSCALL_NOCACHE	__pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL_VSYSCALL_NOCACHE)
 
 /*         xwr */
 #define __P000	PAGE_NONE