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diff --git a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_common.S b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_common.S
index b1ecdb9692ad..4331c32c47f8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_common.S
+++ b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_common.S
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
.section ".rodata","a"
.balign 16
-tr_idt: .fill 1, 6, 0
- .bss
- .balign 4
-GLOBAL(trampoline_status) .space 4
+/*
+ * When a bootloader hands off to the kernel in 32-bit mode an
+ * IDT with a 2-byte limit and 4-byte base is needed. When a boot
+ * loader hands off to a kernel 64-bit mode the base address
+ * extends to 8-bytes. Reserve enough space for either scenario.
+ */
+SYM_DATA_START_LOCAL(tr_idt)
+ .short 0
+ .quad 0
+SYM_DATA_END(tr_idt)