diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
index 3efcb2b..c1f253d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_common.o = -pg
 endif
 
+# Make sure load_percpu_segment has no stackprotector
+nostackp := $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
+CFLAGS_common.o		:= $(nostackp)
+
 obj-y			:= intel_cacheinfo.o addon_cpuid_features.o
 obj-y			+= proc.o capflags.o powerflags.o common.o
 obj-y			+= vmware.o hypervisor.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/Makefile b/arch/x86/xen/Makefile
index 172438f..7410640 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_irq.o = -pg
 endif
 
+# Make sure early boot has no stackprotector
+nostackp := $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
+CFLAGS_enlighten.o		:= $(nostackp)
+
 obj-y		:= enlighten.o setup.o multicalls.o mmu.o irq.o \
 			time.o xen-asm.o xen-asm_$(BITS).o \
 			grant-table.o suspend.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
index 0a1700a..e90540a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -974,10 +974,6 @@
 
 	xen_domain_type = XEN_PV_DOMAIN;
 
-	BUG_ON(memcmp(xen_start_info->magic, "xen-3", 5) != 0);
-
-	xen_setup_features();
-
 	/* Install Xen paravirt ops */
 	pv_info = xen_info;
 	pv_init_ops = xen_init_ops;
@@ -986,8 +982,15 @@
 	pv_apic_ops = xen_apic_ops;
 	pv_mmu_ops = xen_mmu_ops;
 
-	xen_init_irq_ops();
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	/*
+	 * Setup percpu state.  We only need to do this for 64-bit
+	 * because 32-bit already has %fs set properly.
+	 */
+	load_percpu_segment(0);
+#endif
 
+	xen_init_irq_ops();
 	xen_init_cpuid_mask();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
@@ -997,6 +1000,8 @@
 	set_xen_basic_apic_ops();
 #endif
 
+	xen_setup_features();
+
 	if (xen_feature(XENFEAT_mmu_pt_update_preserve_ad)) {
 		pv_mmu_ops.ptep_modify_prot_start = xen_ptep_modify_prot_start;
 		pv_mmu_ops.ptep_modify_prot_commit = xen_ptep_modify_prot_commit;
@@ -1004,13 +1009,6 @@
 
 	machine_ops = xen_machine_ops;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	/*
-	 * Setup percpu state.  We only need to do this for 64-bit
-	 * because 32-bit already has %fs set properly.
-	 */
-	load_percpu_segment(0);
-#endif
 	/*
 	 * The only reliable way to retain the initial address of the
 	 * percpu gdt_page is to remember it here, so we can go and