diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
index d1e4777b4e75352fea33ca6a3e3d43a679e19c6d..31d04758b76f6a2da41c309e368768d4881066d0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
@@ -278,6 +278,15 @@ static void __init xen_smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
 		   old memory can be recycled */
 		make_lowmem_page_readwrite(xen_initial_gdt);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
+		/*
+		 * Xen starts us with XEN_FLAT_RING1_DS, but linux code
+		 * expects __USER_DS
+		 */
+		loadsegment(ds, __USER_DS);
+		loadsegment(es, __USER_DS);
+#endif
+
 		xen_filter_cpu_maps();
 		xen_setup_vcpu_info_placement();
 	}