diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index 27eb2a6786db..69cc6c68741e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ SYM_CODE_START(startup_64)
 	 * and command line.
 	 */
 
+	cld
+	cli
+
 	/* Setup data segments. */
 	xorl	%eax, %eax
 	movl	%eax, %ds