diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/head.S b/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
index b322f72..3fa7f93 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/head.S
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 
 	call check_x87
 	call setup_pda
-	lgdt cpu_gdt_descr
+	lgdt early_gdt_descr
 	lidt idt_descr
 	ljmp $(__KERNEL_CS),$1f
 1:	movl $(__KERNEL_DS),%eax	# reload all the segment registers
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 	movl start_pda, %eax
 
 	/* slot the PDA address into the GDT */
-	mov cpu_gdt_descr+2, %ecx
+	mov early_gdt_descr+2, %ecx
 	mov %ax, (__KERNEL_PDA+0+2)(%ecx)		/* base & 0x0000ffff */
 	shr $16, %eax
 	mov %al, (__KERNEL_PDA+4+0)(%ecx)		/* base & 0x00ff0000 */
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
 
 # boot GDT descriptor (later on used by CPU#0):
 	.word 0				# 32 bit align gdt_desc.address
-ENTRY(cpu_gdt_descr)
+ENTRY(early_gdt_descr)
 	.word GDT_ENTRIES*8-1
 	.long cpu_gdt_table