diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index cd6e3e175389a..8730b1d58e2b0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -387,10 +387,6 @@ SYM_CODE_START(startup_64)
 	 * For the trampoline, we need the top page table to reside in lower
 	 * memory as we don't have a way to load 64-bit values into CR3 in
 	 * 32-bit mode.
-	 *
-	 * We go though the trampoline even if we don't have to: if we're
-	 * already in a desired paging mode. This way the trampoline code gets
-	 * tested on every boot.
 	 */
 
 	/* Make sure we have GDT with 32-bit code segment */
@@ -526,8 +522,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_END(.Lrelocated)
  *
  * Return address is at the top of the stack (might be above 4G).
  * The first argument (EDI) contains the 32-bit addressable base of the
- * trampoline memory. A non-zero second argument (ESI) means that the
- * trampoline needs to enable 5-level paging.
+ * trampoline memory.
  */
 	.section ".rodata", "a", @progbits
 SYM_CODE_START(trampoline_32bit_src)
@@ -579,25 +574,10 @@ SYM_CODE_START(trampoline_32bit_src)
 	btrl	$X86_CR0_PG_BIT, %eax
 	movl	%eax, %cr0
 
-	/* Check what paging mode we want to be in after the trampoline */
-	testl	%esi, %esi
-	jz	1f
-
-	/* We want 5-level paging: don't touch CR3 if it already points to 5-level page tables */
-	movl	%cr4, %eax
-	testl	$X86_CR4_LA57, %eax
-	jnz	3f
-	jmp	2f
-1:
-	/* We want 4-level paging: don't touch CR3 if it already points to 4-level page tables */
-	movl	%cr4, %eax
-	testl	$X86_CR4_LA57, %eax
-	jz	3f
-2:
 	/* Point CR3 to the trampoline's new top level page table */
 	leal	TRAMPOLINE_32BIT_PGTABLE_OFFSET(%edi), %eax
 	movl	%eax, %cr3
-3:
+
 	/* Set EFER.LME=1 as a precaution in case hypervsior pulls the rug */
 	movl	$MSR_EFER, %ecx
 	rdmsr
@@ -606,26 +586,9 @@ SYM_CODE_START(trampoline_32bit_src)
 	jc	1f
 	wrmsr
 1:
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
-	/*
-	 * Preserve CR4.MCE if the kernel will enable #MC support.
-	 * Clearing MCE may fault in some environments (that also force #MC
-	 * support). Any machine check that occurs before #MC support is fully
-	 * configured will crash the system regardless of the CR4.MCE value set
-	 * here.
-	 */
+	/* Toggle CR4.LA57 */
 	movl	%cr4, %eax
-	andl	$X86_CR4_MCE, %eax
-#else
-	movl	$0, %eax
-#endif
-
-	/* Enable PAE and LA57 (if required) paging modes */
-	orl	$X86_CR4_PAE, %eax
-	testl	%esi, %esi
-	jz	1f
-	orl	$X86_CR4_LA57, %eax
-1:
+	btcl	$X86_CR4_LA57_BIT, %eax
 	movl	%eax, %cr4
 
 	/* Enable paging again. */
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
index f9cc86b2ee55c..4213473ae5488 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static unsigned long find_trampoline_placement(void)
 
 asmlinkage void configure_5level_paging(struct boot_params *bp)
 {
-	void (*toggle_la57)(void *trampoline, bool enable_5lvl);
+	void (*toggle_la57)(void *trampoline);
 	bool l5_required = false;
 
 	/* Initialize boot_params. Required for cmdline_find_option_bool(). */
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ asmlinkage void configure_5level_paging(struct boot_params *bp)
 		ptrs_per_p4d = 512;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * The trampoline will not be used if the paging mode is already set to
+	 * the desired one.
+	 */
+	if (l5_required == !!(native_read_cr4() & X86_CR4_LA57))
+		return;
+
 	trampoline_32bit = (unsigned long *)find_trampoline_placement();
 
 	/* Preserve trampoline memory */
@@ -160,18 +167,8 @@ asmlinkage void configure_5level_paging(struct boot_params *bp)
 	 *
 	 * The new page table will be used by trampoline code for switching
 	 * from 4- to 5-level paging or vice versa.
-	 *
-	 * If switching is not required, the page table is unused: trampoline
-	 * code wouldn't touch CR3.
 	 */
 
-	/*
-	 * We are not going to use the page table in trampoline memory if we
-	 * are already in the desired paging mode.
-	 */
-	if (l5_required == !!(native_read_cr4() & X86_CR4_LA57))
-		goto out;
-
 	if (l5_required) {
 		/*
 		 * For 4- to 5-level paging transition, set up current CR3 as
@@ -194,8 +191,7 @@ asmlinkage void configure_5level_paging(struct boot_params *bp)
 		       (void *)src, PAGE_SIZE);
 	}
 
-out:
-	toggle_la57(trampoline_32bit, l5_required);
+	toggle_la57(trampoline_32bit);
 }
 
 void cleanup_trampoline(void *pgtable)