diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
index 7b467bf3c680..d1f4a760be23 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ static inline pteval_t pte_flags(pte_t pte)
 typedef struct page *pgtable_t;
 
 extern pteval_t __supported_pte_mask;
+extern void set_nx(void);
 extern int nx_enabled;
 
 #define pgprot_writecombine	pgprot_writecombine
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/Makefile b/arch/x86/mm/Makefile
index 9b5a9f59a478..06630d26e56d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 obj-y	:=  init.o init_$(BITS).o fault.o ioremap.o extable.o pageattr.o mmap.o \
-	    pat.o pgtable.o physaddr.o gup.o
+	    pat.o pgtable.o physaddr.o gup.o setup_nx.o
 
 # Make sure __phys_addr has no stackprotector
 nostackp := $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector)
 CFLAGS_physaddr.o		:= $(nostackp)
+CFLAGS_setup_nx.o		:= $(nostackp)
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP)		+= tlb.o
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init.c b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
index 0607119cef94..73ffd5536f62 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
@@ -28,69 +28,6 @@ int direct_gbpages
 #endif
 ;
 
-int nx_enabled;
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) || defined(CONFIG_X86_PAE)
-static int disable_nx __cpuinitdata;
-
-/*
- * noexec = on|off
- *
- * Control non-executable mappings for processes.
- *
- * on      Enable
- * off     Disable
- */
-static int __init noexec_setup(char *str)
-{
-	if (!str)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!strncmp(str, "on", 2)) {
-		__supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_NX;
-		disable_nx = 0;
-	} else if (!strncmp(str, "off", 3)) {
-		disable_nx = 1;
-		__supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-early_param("noexec", noexec_setup);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
-static void __init set_nx(void)
-{
-	unsigned int v[4], l, h;
-
-	if (cpu_has_pae && (cpuid_eax(0x80000000) > 0x80000001)) {
-		cpuid(0x80000001, &v[0], &v[1], &v[2], &v[3]);
-
-		if ((v[3] & (1 << 20)) && !disable_nx) {
-			rdmsr(MSR_EFER, l, h);
-			l |= EFER_NX;
-			wrmsr(MSR_EFER, l, h);
-			nx_enabled = 1;
-			__supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_NX;
-		}
-	}
-}
-#else
-static inline void set_nx(void)
-{
-}
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-void __cpuinit check_efer(void)
-{
-	unsigned long efer;
-
-	rdmsrl(MSR_EFER, efer);
-	if (!(efer & EFER_NX) || disable_nx)
-		__supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
-}
-#endif
-
 static void __init find_early_table_space(unsigned long end, int use_pse,
 					  int use_gbpages)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c b/arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..513d8ed5d2ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/setup_nx.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+#include <asm/pgtable.h>
+
+int nx_enabled;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) || defined(CONFIG_X86_PAE)
+static int disable_nx __cpuinitdata;
+
+/*
+ * noexec = on|off
+ *
+ * Control non-executable mappings for processes.
+ *
+ * on      Enable
+ * off     Disable
+ */
+static int __init noexec_setup(char *str)
+{
+	if (!str)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!strncmp(str, "on", 2)) {
+		__supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_NX;
+		disable_nx = 0;
+	} else if (!strncmp(str, "off", 3)) {
+		disable_nx = 1;
+		__supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+early_param("noexec", noexec_setup);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PAE
+void __init set_nx(void)
+{
+	unsigned int v[4], l, h;
+
+	if (cpu_has_pae && (cpuid_eax(0x80000000) > 0x80000001)) {
+		cpuid(0x80000001, &v[0], &v[1], &v[2], &v[3]);
+
+		if ((v[3] & (1 << 20)) && !disable_nx) {
+			rdmsr(MSR_EFER, l, h);
+			l |= EFER_NX;
+			wrmsr(MSR_EFER, l, h);
+			nx_enabled = 1;
+			__supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_NX;
+		}
+	}
+}
+#else
+void set_nx(void)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+void __cpuinit check_efer(void)
+{
+	unsigned long efer;
+
+	rdmsrl(MSR_EFER, efer);
+	if (!(efer & EFER_NX) || disable_nx)
+		__supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
+}
+#endif
+
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
index 544eb7496531..3439616d69f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -1082,6 +1082,11 @@ asmlinkage void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
 
 	__supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_IOMAP;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	/* Work out if we support NX */
+	check_efer();
+#endif
+
 	xen_setup_features();
 
 	/* Get mfn list */
@@ -1123,11 +1128,6 @@ asmlinkage void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
 
 	pgd = (pgd_t *)xen_start_info->pt_base;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	/* Work out if we support NX */
-	check_efer();
-#endif
-
 	/* Don't do the full vcpu_info placement stuff until we have a
 	   possible map and a non-dummy shared_info. */
 	per_cpu(xen_vcpu, 0) = &HYPERVISOR_shared_info->vcpu_info[0];