diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h
index b31eb9fd5954460536784eeb18ab11244e4ff99a..f922b682b9b4c54fa5acad68c248c7345f9f38bb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ void __init sme_unmap_bootdata(char *real_mode_data);
 
 void __init sme_early_init(void);
 
-void __init sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp);
-void __init sme_enable(struct boot_params *bp);
+void sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp);
+void sme_enable(struct boot_params *bp);
 
 int __init early_set_memory_decrypted(unsigned long vaddr, unsigned long size);
 int __init early_set_memory_encrypted(unsigned long vaddr, unsigned long size);
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ static inline void __init sme_unmap_bootdata(char *real_mode_data) { }
 
 static inline void __init sme_early_init(void) { }
 
-static inline void __init sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp) { }
-static inline void __init sme_enable(struct boot_params *bp) { }
+static inline void sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp) { }
+static inline void sme_enable(struct boot_params *bp) { }
 
 static inline void sev_es_init_vc_handling(void) { }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
index d210c7fc8fa22905afc92768547482153c340b0b..64b5005d49e5770deb25961a66084dec7185537d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <linux/mem_encrypt.h>
 #include <linux/cc_platform.h>
 
+#include <asm/init.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 #include <asm/coco.h>
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ struct sme_populate_pgd_data {
  */
 static char sme_workarea[2 * PMD_SIZE] __section(".init.scratch");
 
-static void __init sme_clear_pgd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
+static void __head sme_clear_pgd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 {
 	unsigned long pgd_start, pgd_end, pgd_size;
 	pgd_t *pgd_p;
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ static void __init sme_clear_pgd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 	memset(pgd_p, 0, pgd_size);
 }
 
-static pud_t __init *sme_prepare_pgd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
+static pud_t __head *sme_prepare_pgd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 {
 	pgd_t *pgd;
 	p4d_t *p4d;
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ static pud_t __init *sme_prepare_pgd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 	return pud;
 }
 
-static void __init sme_populate_pgd_large(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
+static void __head sme_populate_pgd_large(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 {
 	pud_t *pud;
 	pmd_t *pmd;
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ static void __init sme_populate_pgd_large(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 	set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(ppd->paddr | ppd->pmd_flags));
 }
 
-static void __init sme_populate_pgd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
+static void __head sme_populate_pgd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 {
 	pud_t *pud;
 	pmd_t *pmd;
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ static void __init sme_populate_pgd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 		set_pte(pte, __pte(ppd->paddr | ppd->pte_flags));
 }
 
-static void __init __sme_map_range_pmd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
+static void __head __sme_map_range_pmd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 {
 	while (ppd->vaddr < ppd->vaddr_end) {
 		sme_populate_pgd_large(ppd);
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ static void __init __sme_map_range_pmd(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 	}
 }
 
-static void __init __sme_map_range_pte(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
+static void __head __sme_map_range_pte(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 {
 	while (ppd->vaddr < ppd->vaddr_end) {
 		sme_populate_pgd(ppd);
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ static void __init __sme_map_range_pte(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 	}
 }
 
-static void __init __sme_map_range(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd,
+static void __head __sme_map_range(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd,
 				   pmdval_t pmd_flags, pteval_t pte_flags)
 {
 	unsigned long vaddr_end;
@@ -232,22 +233,22 @@ static void __init __sme_map_range(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd,
 	__sme_map_range_pte(ppd);
 }
 
-static void __init sme_map_range_encrypted(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
+static void __head sme_map_range_encrypted(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 {
 	__sme_map_range(ppd, PMD_FLAGS_ENC, PTE_FLAGS_ENC);
 }
 
-static void __init sme_map_range_decrypted(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
+static void __head sme_map_range_decrypted(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 {
 	__sme_map_range(ppd, PMD_FLAGS_DEC, PTE_FLAGS_DEC);
 }
 
-static void __init sme_map_range_decrypted_wp(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
+static void __head sme_map_range_decrypted_wp(struct sme_populate_pgd_data *ppd)
 {
 	__sme_map_range(ppd, PMD_FLAGS_DEC_WP, PTE_FLAGS_DEC_WP);
 }
 
-static unsigned long __init sme_pgtable_calc(unsigned long len)
+static unsigned long __head sme_pgtable_calc(unsigned long len)
 {
 	unsigned long entries = 0, tables = 0;
 
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ static unsigned long __init sme_pgtable_calc(unsigned long len)
 	return entries + tables;
 }
 
-void __init sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp)
+void __head sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp)
 {
 	unsigned long workarea_start, workarea_end, workarea_len;
 	unsigned long execute_start, execute_end, execute_len;
@@ -319,9 +320,8 @@ void __init sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp)
 	 *     memory from being cached.
 	 */
 
-	/* Physical addresses gives us the identity mapped virtual addresses */
-	kernel_start = __pa_symbol(_text);
-	kernel_end = ALIGN(__pa_symbol(_end), PMD_SIZE);
+	kernel_start = (unsigned long)RIP_REL_REF(_text);
+	kernel_end = ALIGN((unsigned long)RIP_REL_REF(_end), PMD_SIZE);
 	kernel_len = kernel_end - kernel_start;
 
 	initrd_start = 0;
@@ -338,14 +338,6 @@ void __init sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	/*
-	 * We're running identity mapped, so we must obtain the address to the
-	 * SME encryption workarea using rip-relative addressing.
-	 */
-	asm ("lea sme_workarea(%%rip), %0"
-	     : "=r" (workarea_start)
-	     : "p" (sme_workarea));
-
 	/*
 	 * Calculate required number of workarea bytes needed:
 	 *   executable encryption area size:
@@ -355,7 +347,7 @@ void __init sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp)
 	 *   pagetable structures for the encryption of the kernel
 	 *   pagetable structures for workarea (in case not currently mapped)
 	 */
-	execute_start = workarea_start;
+	execute_start = workarea_start = (unsigned long)RIP_REL_REF(sme_workarea);
 	execute_end = execute_start + (PAGE_SIZE * 2) + PMD_SIZE;
 	execute_len = execute_end - execute_start;
 
@@ -498,7 +490,7 @@ void __init sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp)
 	native_write_cr3(__native_read_cr3());
 }
 
-void __init sme_enable(struct boot_params *bp)
+void __head sme_enable(struct boot_params *bp)
 {
 	unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
 	unsigned long feature_mask;