diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
index febb2dab254..39a4462ef8a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
@@ -403,7 +403,15 @@ static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(apm_waitqueue);
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(apm_suspend_waitqueue);
 static struct apm_user *user_list;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(user_list_lock);
-static struct desc_struct bad_bios_desc = GDT_ENTRY_INIT(0x4092, 0, 0);
+
+/*
+ * Set up a segment that references the real mode segment 0x40
+ * that extends up to the end of page zero (that we have reserved).
+ * This is for buggy BIOS's that refer to (real mode) segment 0x40
+ * even though they are called in protected mode.
+ */
+static struct desc_struct bad_bios_desc = GDT_ENTRY_INIT(0x4092,
+			(unsigned long)__va(0x400UL), PAGE_SIZE - 0x400 - 1);
 
 static const char driver_version[] = "1.16ac";	/* no spaces */
 
@@ -2331,15 +2339,6 @@ static int __init apm_init(void)
 	}
 	pm_flags |= PM_APM;
 
-	/*
-	 * Set up a segment that references the real mode segment 0x40
-	 * that extends up to the end of page zero (that we have reserved).
-	 * This is for buggy BIOS's that refer to (real mode) segment 0x40
-	 * even though they are called in protected mode.
-	 */
-	set_desc_base(&bad_bios_desc, (unsigned long)__va(0x40UL << 4));
-	set_desc_limit(&bad_bios_desc, 4095 - (0x40 << 4));
-
 	/*
 	 * Set up the long jump entry point to the APM BIOS, which is called
 	 * from inline assembly.
diff --git a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/bioscalls.c b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/bioscalls.c
index bd035e3d355..fc83783c3a9 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/bioscalls.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/bioscalls.c
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ do { \
 	set_desc_limit(&gdt[(selname) >> 3], (size) - 1); \
 } while(0)
 
-static struct desc_struct bad_bios_desc = GDT_ENTRY_INIT(0x4092, 0, 0);
+static struct desc_struct bad_bios_desc = GDT_ENTRY_INIT(0x4092,
+			(unsigned long)__va(0x400UL), PAGE_SIZE - 0x400 - 1);
 
 /*
  * At some point we want to use this stack frame pointer to unwind
@@ -476,8 +477,6 @@ void pnpbios_calls_init(union pnp_bios_install_struct *header)
 	pnp_bios_callpoint.offset = header->fields.pm16offset;
 	pnp_bios_callpoint.segment = PNP_CS16;
 
-	set_desc_base(&bad_bios_desc, (unsigned long)__va(0x40UL << 4));
-	set_desc_limit(&bad_bios_desc, 4095 - (0x40 << 4));
 	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
 		struct desc_struct *gdt = get_cpu_gdt_table(i);
 		if (!gdt)