diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index ea6995920b7aa..3ddce02c2e16f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(secondary_startup_64_no_verify, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	movl	$0, %ecx
 #endif
 
-	/* Enable PAE mode, PGE and LA57 */
-	orl	$(X86_CR4_PAE | X86_CR4_PGE), %ecx
+	/* Enable PAE mode, PSE, PGE and LA57 */
+	orl	$(X86_CR4_PAE | X86_CR4_PSE | X86_CR4_PGE), %ecx
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL
 	testl	$1, __pgtable_l5_enabled(%rip)
 	jz	1f