diff --git a/linux-2.6-xen-sparse/arch/i386/kernel/head-xen.S b/linux-2.6-xen-sparse/arch/i386/kernel/head-xen.S
index 93c5e85526..f96c02ca45 100644
--- a/linux-2.6-xen-sparse/arch/i386/kernel/head-xen.S
+++ b/linux-2.6-xen-sparse/arch/i386/kernel/head-xen.S
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ENTRY(startup_32_smp)
 	cld
 
 	/* Set up the stack pointer */
-	lss stack_start,%esp
+	movl $(init_thread_union+THREAD_SIZE),%esp
 
 checkCPUtype:
 
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ ENTRY(lgdt_finish)
 	pushl %eax
 	lret
 
-ENTRY(stack_start)
-	.long init_thread_union+THREAD_SIZE
-	.long __BOOT_DS
-
 	ALIGN
 
 # boot GDT descriptor (later on used by CPU#0):