diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
index c3e869eaef0c..65f0b24f60db 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/eboot.c
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ struct boot_params *efi_main(struct efi_config *c,
 		desc->s = DESC_TYPE_CODE_DATA;
 		desc->dpl = 0;
 		desc->p = 1;
-		desc->limit = 0xf;
+		desc->limit1 = 0xf;
 		desc->avl = 0;
 		desc->l = 0;
 		desc->d = SEG_OP_SIZE_32BIT;
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ struct boot_params *efi_main(struct efi_config *c,
 	desc->s = DESC_TYPE_CODE_DATA;
 	desc->dpl = 0;
 	desc->p = 1;
-	desc->limit = 0xf;
+	desc->limit1 = 0xf;
 	desc->avl = 0;
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_64)) {
 		desc->l = 1;
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ struct boot_params *efi_main(struct efi_config *c,
 	desc->s = DESC_TYPE_CODE_DATA;
 	desc->dpl = 0;
 	desc->p = 1;
-	desc->limit = 0xf;
+	desc->limit1 = 0xf;
 	desc->avl = 0;
 	desc->l = 0;
 	desc->d = SEG_OP_SIZE_32BIT;
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ struct boot_params *efi_main(struct efi_config *c,
 		desc->s = 0;
 		desc->dpl = 0;
 		desc->p = 1;
-		desc->limit = 0x0;
+		desc->limit1 = 0x0;
 		desc->avl = 0;
 		desc->l = 0;
 		desc->d = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
index d18a604a0941..0731064c633b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
@@ -84,33 +84,25 @@ static inline phys_addr_t get_cpu_gdt_paddr(unsigned int cpu)
 	return per_cpu_ptr_to_phys(get_cpu_gdt_rw(cpu));
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-
 static inline void pack_gate(gate_desc *gate, unsigned type, unsigned long func,
 			     unsigned dpl, unsigned ist, unsigned seg)
 {
-	gate->offset_low	= PTR_LOW(func);
+	gate->offset_low	= (u16) func;
+	gate->bits.p		= 1;
+	gate->bits.dpl		= dpl;
+	gate->bits.zero		= 0;
+	gate->bits.type		= type;
+	gate->offset_middle	= (u16) (func >> 16);
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	gate->segment		= __KERNEL_CS;
-	gate->ist		= ist;
-	gate->p			= 1;
-	gate->dpl		= dpl;
-	gate->zero0		= 0;
-	gate->zero1		= 0;
-	gate->type		= type;
-	gate->offset_middle	= PTR_MIDDLE(func);
-	gate->offset_high	= PTR_HIGH(func);
-}
-
+	gate->bits.ist		= ist;
+	gate->reserved		= 0;
+	gate->offset_high	= (u32) (func >> 32);
 #else
-static inline void pack_gate(gate_desc *gate, unsigned char type,
-			     unsigned long base, unsigned dpl, unsigned flags,
-			     unsigned short seg)
-{
-	gate->a = (seg << 16) | (base & 0xffff);
-	gate->b = (base & 0xffff0000) | (((0x80 | type | (dpl << 5)) & 0xff) << 8);
-}
-
+	gate->segment		= seg;
+	gate->bits.ist		= 0;
 #endif
+}
 
 static inline int desc_empty(const void *ptr)
 {
@@ -186,7 +178,8 @@ static inline void pack_descriptor(struct desc_struct *desc, unsigned long base,
 }
 
 
-static inline void set_tssldt_descriptor(void *d, unsigned long addr, unsigned type, unsigned size)
+static inline void set_tssldt_descriptor(void *d, unsigned long addr,
+					 unsigned type, unsigned size)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	struct ldttss_desc64 *desc = d;
@@ -194,13 +187,13 @@ static inline void set_tssldt_descriptor(void *d, unsigned long addr, unsigned t
 	memset(desc, 0, sizeof(*desc));
 
 	desc->limit0		= size & 0xFFFF;
-	desc->base0		= PTR_LOW(addr);
-	desc->base1		= PTR_MIDDLE(addr) & 0xFF;
+	desc->base0		= (u16) addr;
+	desc->base1		= (addr >> 16) & 0xFF;
 	desc->type		= type;
 	desc->p			= 1;
 	desc->limit1		= (size >> 16) & 0xF;
-	desc->base2		= (PTR_MIDDLE(addr) >> 8) & 0xFF;
-	desc->base3		= PTR_HIGH(addr);
+	desc->base2		= (addr >> 24) & 0xFF;
+	desc->base3		= (u32) (addr >> 32);
 #else
 	pack_descriptor((struct desc_struct *)d, addr, size, 0x80 | type, 0);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/desc_defs.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/desc_defs.h
index 49265345d4d2..d684bee8a59a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/desc_defs.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/desc_defs.h
@@ -47,20 +47,6 @@ enum {
 	GATE_TASK = 0x5,
 };
 
-/* 16byte gate */
-struct gate_struct64 {
-	u16 offset_low;
-	u16 segment;
-	unsigned ist : 3, zero0 : 5, type : 5, dpl : 2, p : 1;
-	u16 offset_middle;
-	u32 offset_high;
-	u32 zero1;
-} __attribute__((packed));
-
-#define PTR_LOW(x) ((unsigned long long)(x) & 0xFFFF)
-#define PTR_MIDDLE(x) (((unsigned long long)(x) >> 16) & 0xFFFF)
-#define PTR_HIGH(x) ((unsigned long long)(x) >> 32)
-
 enum {
 	DESC_TSS = 0x9,
 	DESC_LDT = 0x2,
@@ -77,20 +63,51 @@ struct ldttss_desc64 {
 	u32 zero1;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-typedef struct gate_struct64 gate_desc;
 typedef struct ldttss_desc64 ldt_desc;
 typedef struct ldttss_desc64 tss_desc;
-#define gate_offset(g) ((g).offset_low | ((unsigned long)(g).offset_middle << 16) | ((unsigned long)(g).offset_high << 32))
-#define gate_segment(g) ((g).segment)
 #else
-typedef struct desc_struct gate_desc;
 typedef struct desc_struct ldt_desc;
 typedef struct desc_struct tss_desc;
-#define gate_offset(g)		(((g).b & 0xffff0000) | ((g).a & 0x0000ffff))
-#define gate_segment(g)		((g).a >> 16)
 #endif
 
+struct idt_bits {
+	u16		ist	: 3,
+			zero	: 5,
+			type	: 5,
+			dpl	: 2,
+			p	: 1;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct gate_struct {
+	u16		offset_low;
+	u16		segment;
+	struct idt_bits	bits;
+	u16		offset_middle;
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	u32		offset_high;
+	u32		reserved;
+#endif
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+typedef struct gate_struct gate_desc;
+
+static inline unsigned long gate_offset(const gate_desc *g)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	return g->offset_low | ((unsigned long)g->offset_middle << 16) |
+		((unsigned long) g->offset_high << 32);
+#else
+	return g->offset_low | ((unsigned long)g->offset_middle << 16);
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline unsigned long gate_segment(const gate_desc *g)
+{
+	return g->segment;
+}
+
 struct desc_ptr {
 	unsigned short size;
 	unsigned long address;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index c6ef2940119b..08d00eefabea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -8779,7 +8779,7 @@ static void vmx_handle_external_intr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 		vector =  exit_intr_info & INTR_INFO_VECTOR_MASK;
 		desc = (gate_desc *)vmx->host_idt_base + vector;
-		entry = gate_offset(*desc);
+		entry = gate_offset(desc);
 		asm volatile(
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 			"mov %%" _ASM_SP ", %[sp]\n\t"
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
index 98491521bb43..4c5d72b8aada 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
@@ -584,12 +584,12 @@ static int cvt_gate_to_trap(int vector, const gate_desc *val,
 {
 	unsigned long addr;
 
-	if (val->type != GATE_TRAP && val->type != GATE_INTERRUPT)
+	if (val->bits.type != GATE_TRAP && val->bits.type != GATE_INTERRUPT)
 		return 0;
 
 	info->vector = vector;
 
-	addr = gate_offset(*val);
+	addr = gate_offset(val);
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	/*
 	 * Look for known traps using IST, and substitute them
@@ -622,16 +622,16 @@ static int cvt_gate_to_trap(int vector, const gate_desc *val,
 		;
 	else {
 		/* Some other trap using IST? */
-		if (WARN_ON(val->ist != 0))
+		if (WARN_ON(val->bits.ist != 0))
 			return 0;
 	}
 #endif	/* CONFIG_X86_64 */
 	info->address = addr;
 
-	info->cs = gate_segment(*val);
-	info->flags = val->dpl;
+	info->cs = gate_segment(val);
+	info->flags = val->bits.dpl;
 	/* interrupt gates clear IF */
-	if (val->type == GATE_INTERRUPT)
+	if (val->bits.type == GATE_INTERRUPT)
 		info->flags |= 1 << 2;
 
 	return 1;