diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
index d7245cf80261..d02a4f02be13 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ ENTRY(startup_32)
 	/* Set up the stack */
 	leal	boot_stack_end(%ebx), %esp
 
+	/* Zero EFLAGS */
+	pushl	$0
+	popfl
+
 /*
  * Copy the compressed kernel to the end of our buffer
  * where decompression in place becomes safe.