diff --git a/util/cbfstool/linux_trampoline.S b/util/cbfstool/linux_trampoline.S
index 65819e948b..3b4e730b33 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/linux_trampoline.S
+++ b/util/cbfstool/linux_trampoline.S
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #define E820_OFFSET 0x2d0
 
 .trampoline_start:
-
 cld
 xor %edx, %edx
 mov $0, %ecx
@@ -114,12 +113,13 @@ jnz .tableScan
 ** Use TRAMPOLINE_ENTRY_LOC as a scratchpad.
 */
 mov  $TRAMPOLINE_ENTRY_LOC, %eax
-sgdt (%eax)
-mov  2(%eax), %ebx
-movl  $0x0000ffff, 16(%ebx)
-movl  $0x00cf9b00, 20(%ebx)
-movl  $0x0000ffff, 24(%ebx)
-movl  $0x00cf9300, 28(%ebx)
+movl  $0x0000ffff, 16(%eax)		// Set up the 2 new descriptors
+movl  $0x00cf9b00, 20(%eax)
+movl  $0x0000ffff, 24(%eax)
+movl  $0x00cf9300, 28(%eax)
+movb $0x2b, 0(%eax)			// Set the size
+movl %eax, 2(%eax)			// Set pointer to new GDT
+lgdt (%eax)				// Load it
 
 /* finally: jump to kernel */
 mov $LINUX_PARAM_LOC, %esi
@@ -129,5 +129,4 @@ jmp *(LINUX_PARAM_LOC + LINUX_ENTRY_OFFSET)
 2:
 hlt
 jmp 2b
-
 .trampoline_end:
diff --git a/util/cbfstool/linux_trampoline.c b/util/cbfstool/linux_trampoline.c
index c3df214f69..87f174ceb3 100644
--- a/util/cbfstool/linux_trampoline.c
+++ b/util/cbfstool/linux_trampoline.c
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 unsigned char trampoline[] = {
   0xfc, 0x31, 0xd2, 0xb9, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xbb, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x01, 0xcb, 0x8b,
   0x01, 0x3d, 0x4c, 0x42, 0x49, 0x4f, 0x74, 0x07, 0x83, 0xc1, 0x10, 0x39, 0xcb, 0x75, 0xe9, 0x39,
-  0xcb, 0x0f, 0x84, 0x87, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x8b, 0x59, 0x04, 0x01, 0xcb, 0x8b, 0x49, 0x14, 0x83,
+  0xcb, 0x0f, 0x84, 0x8a, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x8b, 0x59, 0x04, 0x01, 0xcb, 0x8b, 0x49, 0x14, 0x83,
   0x3b, 0x11, 0x75, 0x05, 0x8b, 0x4b, 0x08, 0xeb, 0xcf, 0x83, 0x3b, 0x01, 0x75, 0x33, 0x8b, 0x43,
   0x04, 0x83, 0xe8, 0x08, 0xc1, 0xe8, 0x02, 0x3d, 0xa0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7e, 0x05, 0xb8, 0xa0,
   0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x89, 0xc6, 0xbf, 0x05, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf7, 0xf7, 0xa3, 0xe8, 0x01, 0x09,
   0x00, 0x89, 0xf0, 0x91, 0x8d, 0x73, 0x08, 0xbf, 0xd0, 0x02, 0x09, 0x00, 0xf3, 0xa5, 0x91, 0xeb,
   0x05, 0x83, 0x3b, 0x12, 0x75, 0x00, 0x03, 0x5b, 0x04, 0x49, 0x75, 0xb3, 0xb8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x04,
-  0x00, 0x0f, 0x01, 0x00, 0x8b, 0x58, 0x02, 0xc7, 0x43, 0x10, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0xc7, 0x43,
-  0x14, 0x00, 0x9b, 0xcf, 0x00, 0xc7, 0x43, 0x18, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0xc7, 0x43, 0x1c, 0x00,
-  0x93, 0xcf, 0x00, 0xbe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x09, 0x00, 0xff, 0x25, 0x14, 0x02, 0x09, 0x00, 0xf4, 0xeb,
-  0xfd
+  0x00, 0xc7, 0x40, 0x10, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0xc7, 0x40, 0x14, 0x00, 0x9b, 0xcf, 0x00, 0xc7,
+  0x40, 0x18, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0xc7, 0x40, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x93, 0xcf, 0x00, 0xc6, 0x00, 0x2b,
+  0x89, 0x40, 0x02, 0x0f, 0x01, 0x10, 0xbe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x09, 0x00, 0xff, 0x25, 0x14, 0x02, 0x09,
+  0x00, 0xf4, 0xeb, 0xfd
 };
-unsigned int trampoline_len = 177;
+unsigned int trampoline_len = 180;