diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/segment.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/segment.h
index 6f1c3a8a33ab..db257a58571f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/segment.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/segment.h
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@
 #define GDT_ENTRY_BOOT_TSS	(GDT_ENTRY_BOOT_CS + 2)
 #define __BOOT_TSS		(GDT_ENTRY_BOOT_TSS * 8)
 
+#define SEGMENT_RPL_MASK	0x3 /*
+				     * Bottom two bits of selector give the ring
+				     * privilege level
+				     */
+#define SEGMENT_TI_MASK		0x4 /* Bit 2 is table indicator (LDT/GDT) */
+#define USER_RPL		0x3 /* User mode is privilege level 3 */
+#define SEGMENT_LDT		0x4 /* LDT segment has TI set... */
+#define SEGMENT_GDT		0x0 /* ... GDT has it cleared */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 /*
  * The layout of the per-CPU GDT under Linux:
@@ -125,16 +134,6 @@
 #define PNP_TS1    (GDT_ENTRY_PNPBIOS_TS1 * 8)	/* transfer data segment */
 #define PNP_TS2    (GDT_ENTRY_PNPBIOS_TS2 * 8)	/* another data segment */
 
-/* Bottom two bits of selector give the ring privilege level */
-#define SEGMENT_RPL_MASK	0x3
-/* Bit 2 is table indicator (LDT/GDT) */
-#define SEGMENT_TI_MASK		0x4
-
-/* User mode is privilege level 3 */
-#define USER_RPL		0x3
-/* LDT segment has TI set, GDT has it cleared */
-#define SEGMENT_LDT		0x4
-#define SEGMENT_GDT		0x0
 
 /*
  * Matching rules for certain types of segments.
@@ -192,17 +191,6 @@
 #define get_kernel_rpl()  0
 #endif
 
-/* User mode is privilege level 3 */
-#define USER_RPL		0x3
-/* LDT segment has TI set, GDT has it cleared */
-#define SEGMENT_LDT		0x4
-#define SEGMENT_GDT		0x0
-
-/* Bottom two bits of selector give the ring privilege level */
-#define SEGMENT_RPL_MASK	0x3
-/* Bit 2 is table indicator (LDT/GDT) */
-#define SEGMENT_TI_MASK		0x4
-
 #define IDT_ENTRIES 256
 #define NUM_EXCEPTION_VECTORS 32
 /* Bitmask of exception vectors which push an error code on the stack */