diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
index 1d0cee3163e41a3f685d8ed923c9a33349ebe77c..d63806e1ff7aeda4b52b77323716c0584eae1cfc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ SYM_CODE_START(startup_xen)
 	rep __ASM_SIZE(stos)
 
 	mov %_ASM_SI, xen_start_info
-	mov $init_thread_union+THREAD_SIZE, %_ASM_SP
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	mov initial_stack(%rip), %rsp
+#else
+	mov pa(initial_stack), %esp
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	/* Set up %gs.
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(startup_xen)
 	wrmsr
 #endif
 
-	jmp xen_start_kernel
+	call xen_start_kernel
 SYM_CODE_END(startup_xen)
 	__FINIT
 #endif