diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index fd9441f40457..4cd83afb9531 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(startup_32)
 	subl	$32, %eax	/* Encryption bit is always above bit 31 */
 	bts	%eax, %edx	/* Set encryption mask for page tables */
 	/*
-	 * Mark SEV as active in sev_status so that startup32_check_sev_cbit()
-	 * will do a check. The sev_status memory will be fully initialized
-	 * with the contents of MSR_AMD_SEV_STATUS later in
-	 * set_sev_encryption_mask(). For now it is sufficient to know that SEV
-	 * is active.
+	 * Set MSR_AMD64_SEV_ENABLED_BIT in sev_status so that
+	 * startup32_check_sev_cbit() will do a check. sev_enable() will
+	 * initialize sev_status with all the bits reported by
+	 * MSR_AMD_SEV_STATUS later, but only MSR_AMD64_SEV_ENABLED_BIT
+	 * needs to be set for now.
 	 */
 	movl	$1, rva(sev_status)(%ebp)
 1:
@@ -447,6 +447,23 @@ SYM_CODE_START(startup_64)
 	call	load_stage1_idt
 	popq	%rsi
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
+	/*
+	 * Now that the stage1 interrupt handlers are set up, #VC exceptions from
+	 * CPUID instructions can be properly handled for SEV-ES guests.
+	 *
+	 * For SEV-SNP, the CPUID table also needs to be set up in advance of any
+	 * CPUID instructions being issued, so go ahead and do that now via
+	 * sev_enable(), which will also handle the rest of the SEV-related
+	 * detection/setup to ensure that has been done in advance of any dependent
+	 * code.
+	 */
+	pushq	%rsi
+	movq	%rsi, %rdi		/* real mode address */
+	call	sev_enable
+	popq	%rsi
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * paging_prepare() sets up the trampoline and checks if we need to
 	 * enable 5-level paging.
@@ -559,17 +576,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START_LOCAL_NOALIGN(.Lrelocated)
 	shrq	$3, %rcx
 	rep	stosq
 
-/*
- * If running as an SEV guest, the encryption mask is required in the
- * page-table setup code below. When the guest also has SEV-ES enabled
- * set_sev_encryption_mask() will cause #VC exceptions, but the stage2
- * handler can't map its GHCB because the page-table is not set up yet.
- * So set up the encryption mask here while still on the stage1 #VC
- * handler. Then load stage2 IDT and switch to the kernel's own
- * page-table.
- */
 	pushq	%rsi
-	call	set_sev_encryption_mask
 	call	load_stage2_idt
 
 	/* Pass boot_params to initialize_identity_maps() */
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mem_encrypt.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mem_encrypt.S
index a63424d13627..a73e4d783cae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mem_encrypt.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/mem_encrypt.S
@@ -187,42 +187,6 @@ SYM_CODE_END(startup32_vc_handler)
 	.code64
 
 #include "../../kernel/sev_verify_cbit.S"
-SYM_FUNC_START(set_sev_encryption_mask)
-#ifdef CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
-	push	%rbp
-	push	%rdx
-
-	movq	%rsp, %rbp		/* Save current stack pointer */
-
-	call	get_sev_encryption_bit	/* Get the encryption bit position */
-	testl	%eax, %eax
-	jz	.Lno_sev_mask
-
-	bts	%rax, sme_me_mask(%rip)	/* Create the encryption mask */
-
-	/*
-	 * Read MSR_AMD64_SEV again and store it to sev_status. Can't do this in
-	 * get_sev_encryption_bit() because this function is 32-bit code and
-	 * shared between 64-bit and 32-bit boot path.
-	 */
-	movl	$MSR_AMD64_SEV, %ecx	/* Read the SEV MSR */
-	rdmsr
-
-	/* Store MSR value in sev_status */
-	shlq	$32, %rdx
-	orq	%rdx, %rax
-	movq	%rax, sev_status(%rip)
-
-.Lno_sev_mask:
-	movq	%rbp, %rsp		/* Restore original stack pointer */
-
-	pop	%rdx
-	pop	%rbp
-#endif
-
-	xor	%rax, %rax
-	RET
-SYM_FUNC_END(set_sev_encryption_mask)
 
 	.data
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
index 16ed360b6692..23e0e395084a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ static inline void console_init(void)
 { }
 #endif
 
-void set_sev_encryption_mask(void);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
+void sev_enable(struct boot_params *bp);
 void sev_es_shutdown_ghcb(void);
 extern bool sev_es_check_ghcb_fault(unsigned long address);
 #else
+static inline void sev_enable(struct boot_params *bp) { }
 static inline void sev_es_shutdown_ghcb(void) { }
 static inline bool sev_es_check_ghcb_fault(unsigned long address)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
index 4e82101b7d13..27ccd5a5ff60 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
@@ -201,3 +201,39 @@ void do_boot_stage2_vc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long exit_code)
 	else if (result != ES_RETRY)
 		sev_es_terminate(GHCB_SEV_ES_GEN_REQ);
 }
+
+void sev_enable(struct boot_params *bp)
+{
+	unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
+	struct msr m;
+
+	/* Check for the SME/SEV support leaf */
+	eax = 0x80000000;
+	ecx = 0;
+	native_cpuid(&eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+	if (eax < 0x8000001f)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check for the SME/SEV feature:
+	 *   CPUID Fn8000_001F[EAX]
+	 *   - Bit 0 - Secure Memory Encryption support
+	 *   - Bit 1 - Secure Encrypted Virtualization support
+	 *   CPUID Fn8000_001F[EBX]
+	 *   - Bits 5:0 - Pagetable bit position used to indicate encryption
+	 */
+	eax = 0x8000001f;
+	ecx = 0;
+	native_cpuid(&eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+	/* Check whether SEV is supported */
+	if (!(eax & BIT(1)))
+		return;
+
+	/* Set the SME mask if this is an SEV guest. */
+	boot_rdmsr(MSR_AMD64_SEV, &m);
+	sev_status = m.q;
+	if (!(sev_status & MSR_AMD64_SEV_ENABLED))
+		return;
+
+	sme_me_mask = BIT_ULL(ebx & 0x3f);
+}
