diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index 2ac904110f6a7..e2573ddae32f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ unsigned long __head __startup_64(unsigned long physaddr,
 	p4dval_t *p4d;
 	pudval_t *pud;
 	pmdval_t *pmd, pmd_entry;
-	pteval_t *mask_ptr;
 	bool la57;
 	int i;
 
@@ -259,8 +258,7 @@ unsigned long __head __startup_64(unsigned long physaddr,
 
 	pmd_entry = __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE_EXEC & ~_PAGE_GLOBAL;
 	/* Filter out unsupported __PAGE_KERNEL_* bits: */
-	mask_ptr = fixup_pointer(&__supported_pte_mask, physaddr);
-	pmd_entry &= *mask_ptr;
+	pmd_entry &= RIP_REL_REF(__supported_pte_mask);
 	pmd_entry += sme_get_me_mask();
 	pmd_entry +=  physaddr;