diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/realmode.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/realmode.h
index 230e1903acf0..90d91520c13a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/realmode.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/realmode.h
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 #ifndef _ARCH_X86_REALMODE_H
 #define _ARCH_X86_REALMODE_H
 
+/*
+ * Flag bit definitions for use with the flags field of the trampoline header
+ * in the CONFIG_X86_64 variant.
+ */
+#define TH_FLAGS_SME_ACTIVE_BIT		0
+#define TH_FLAGS_SME_ACTIVE		BIT(TH_FLAGS_SME_ACTIVE_BIT)
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
@@ -38,6 +47,7 @@ struct trampoline_header {
 	u64 start;
 	u64 efer;
 	u32 cr4;
+	u32 flags;
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -69,4 +79,6 @@ static inline size_t real_mode_size_needed(void)
 void set_real_mode_mem(phys_addr_t mem, size_t size);
 void reserve_real_mode(void);
 
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+
 #endif /* _ARCH_X86_REALMODE_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/realmode/init.c b/arch/x86/realmode/init.c
index d6ddc7e60884..1f71980fc5e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/realmode/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/realmode/init.c
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ static void __init setup_real_mode(void)
 	trampoline_cr4_features = &trampoline_header->cr4;
 	*trampoline_cr4_features = mmu_cr4_features;
 
+	trampoline_header->flags = 0;
+	if (sme_active())
+		trampoline_header->flags |= TH_FLAGS_SME_ACTIVE;
+
 	trampoline_pgd = (u64 *) __va(real_mode_header->trampoline_pgd);
 	trampoline_pgd[0] = trampoline_pgd_entry.pgd;
 	trampoline_pgd[511] = init_top_pgt[511].pgd;
diff --git a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_64.S b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_64.S
index dac7b20d2f9d..614fd7064d0a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/trampoline_64.S
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <asm/msr.h>
 #include <asm/segment.h>
 #include <asm/processor-flags.h>
+#include <asm/realmode.h>
 #include "realmode.h"
 
 	.text
@@ -92,6 +93,28 @@ ENTRY(startup_32)
 	movl	%edx, %fs
 	movl	%edx, %gs
 
+	/*
+	 * Check for memory encryption support. This is a safety net in
+	 * case BIOS hasn't done the necessary step of setting the bit in
+	 * the MSR for this AP. If SME is active and we've gotten this far
+	 * then it is safe for us to set the MSR bit and continue. If we
+	 * don't we'll eventually crash trying to execute encrypted
+	 * instructions.
+	 */
+	bt	$TH_FLAGS_SME_ACTIVE_BIT, pa_tr_flags
+	jnc	.Ldone
+	movl	$MSR_K8_SYSCFG, %ecx
+	rdmsr
+	bts	$MSR_K8_SYSCFG_MEM_ENCRYPT_BIT, %eax
+	jc	.Ldone
+
+	/*
+	 * Memory encryption is enabled but the SME enable bit for this
+	 * CPU has has not been set.  It is safe to set it, so do so.
+	 */
+	wrmsr
+.Ldone:
+
 	movl	pa_tr_cr4, %eax
 	movl	%eax, %cr4		# Enable PAE mode
 
@@ -147,6 +170,7 @@ GLOBAL(trampoline_header)
 	tr_start:		.space	8
 	GLOBAL(tr_efer)		.space	8
 	GLOBAL(tr_cr4)		.space	4
+	GLOBAL(tr_flags)	.space	4
 END(trampoline_header)
 
 #include "trampoline_common.S"