diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c
index 9b6a9bc4ab76..e045bf3a2c59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void __init hv_vtl_init_platform(void)
 
 	x86_platform.realmode_reserve = x86_init_noop;
 	x86_platform.realmode_init = x86_init_noop;
+	real_mode_header = &hv_vtl_real_mode_header;
 	x86_init.irqs.pre_vector_init = x86_init_noop;
 	x86_init.timers.timer_init = x86_init_noop;
 	x86_init.resources.probe_roms = x86_init_noop;
@@ -251,7 +252,6 @@ int __init hv_vtl_early_init(void)
 		panic("XSAVE has to be disabled as it is not supported by this module.\n"
 			  "Please add 'noxsave' to the kernel command line.\n");
 
-	real_mode_header = &hv_vtl_real_mode_header;
 	apic_update_callback(wakeup_secondary_cpu_64, hv_vtl_wakeup_secondary_cpu);
 
 	return 0;