diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index 3b5fc851737ffc39..94b614ecb7c2fd55 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -441,24 +441,12 @@ SYM_CODE_START(startup_64)
 #endif
 
 	/*
-	 * paging_prepare() sets up the trampoline and checks if we need to
-	 * enable 5-level paging.
-	 *
-	 * paging_prepare() returns a two-quadword structure which lands
-	 * into RDX:RAX:
-	 *   - Address of the trampoline is returned in RAX.
-	 *   - Non zero RDX means trampoline needs to enable 5-level
-	 *     paging.
-	 *
+	 * set_paging_levels() updates the number of paging levels using a
+	 * trampoline in 32-bit addressable memory if the current number does
+	 * not match the desired number.
 	 */
 	movq	%r15, %rdi		/* pass struct boot_params pointer */
-	call	paging_prepare
-
-	/* Pass the trampoline address and boolean flag as args #1 and #2 */
-	movq	%rax, %rdi
-	movq	%rdx, %rsi
-	leaq	TRAMPOLINE_32BIT_CODE_OFFSET(%rax), %rax
-	call	*%rax
+	call	set_paging_levels
 
 	/*
 	 * cleanup_trampoline() would restore trampoline memory.
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
index 09fc18180929fab3..b62b6819dcdd01be 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ unsigned int __section(".data") pgdir_shift = 39;
 unsigned int __section(".data") ptrs_per_p4d = 1;
 #endif
 
-struct paging_config {
-	unsigned long trampoline_start;
-	unsigned long l5_required;
-};
-
 /* Buffer to preserve trampoline memory */
 static char trampoline_save[TRAMPOLINE_32BIT_SIZE];
 
@@ -106,10 +101,10 @@ static unsigned long find_trampoline_placement(void)
 	return bios_start - TRAMPOLINE_32BIT_SIZE;
 }
 
-struct paging_config paging_prepare(void *rmode)
+asmlinkage void set_paging_levels(void *rmode)
 {
-	struct paging_config paging_config = {};
-	void *tramp_code;
+	void (*toggle_la57)(void *trampoline, bool enable_5lvl);
+	bool l5_required = false;
 
 	/* Initialize boot_params. Required for cmdline_find_option_bool(). */
 	boot_params = rmode;
@@ -130,12 +125,10 @@ struct paging_config paging_prepare(void *rmode)
 			!cmdline_find_option_bool("no5lvl") &&
 			native_cpuid_eax(0) >= 7 &&
 			(native_cpuid_ecx(7) & (1 << (X86_FEATURE_LA57 & 31)))) {
-		paging_config.l5_required = 1;
+		l5_required = true;
 	}
 
-	paging_config.trampoline_start = find_trampoline_placement();
-
-	trampoline_32bit = (unsigned long *)paging_config.trampoline_start;
+	trampoline_32bit = (unsigned long *)find_trampoline_placement();
 
 	/* Preserve trampoline memory */
 	memcpy(trampoline_save, trampoline_32bit, TRAMPOLINE_32BIT_SIZE);
@@ -144,7 +137,7 @@ struct paging_config paging_prepare(void *rmode)
 	memset(trampoline_32bit, 0, TRAMPOLINE_32BIT_SIZE);
 
 	/* Copy trampoline code in place */
-	tramp_code = memcpy(trampoline_32bit +
+	toggle_la57 = memcpy(trampoline_32bit +
 			TRAMPOLINE_32BIT_CODE_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long),
 			&trampoline_32bit_src, TRAMPOLINE_32BIT_CODE_SIZE);
 
@@ -154,7 +147,8 @@ struct paging_config paging_prepare(void *rmode)
 	 * immediate absolute address, so we have to adjust that based on the
 	 * placement of the trampoline.
 	 */
-	*(u32 *)(tramp_code + trampoline_ljmp_imm_offset) += (unsigned long)tramp_code;
+	*(u32 *)((u8 *)toggle_la57 + trampoline_ljmp_imm_offset) +=
+						(unsigned long)toggle_la57;
 
 	/*
 	 * The code below prepares page table in trampoline memory.
@@ -170,10 +164,10 @@ struct paging_config paging_prepare(void *rmode)
 	 * We are not going to use the page table in trampoline memory if we
 	 * are already in the desired paging mode.
 	 */
-	if (paging_config.l5_required == !!(native_read_cr4() & X86_CR4_LA57))
+	if (l5_required == !!(native_read_cr4() & X86_CR4_LA57))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (paging_config.l5_required) {
+	if (l5_required) {
 		/*
 		 * For 4- to 5-level paging transition, set up current CR3 as
 		 * the first and the only entry in a new top-level page table.
@@ -196,7 +190,7 @@ struct paging_config paging_prepare(void *rmode)
 	}
 
 out:
-	return paging_config;
+	toggle_la57(trampoline_32bit, l5_required);
 }
 
 void cleanup_trampoline(void *pgtable)
