diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 502e53f999cf..c52e2eb40a1e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -652,20 +652,6 @@ static inline struct kvm_mmu_page *page_header(hpa_t shadow_page)
 	return (struct kvm_mmu_page *)page_private(page);
 }
 
-static inline u16 kvm_read_fs(void)
-{
-	u16 seg;
-	asm("mov %%fs, %0" : "=g"(seg));
-	return seg;
-}
-
-static inline u16 kvm_read_gs(void)
-{
-	u16 seg;
-	asm("mov %%gs, %0" : "=g"(seg));
-	return seg;
-}
-
 static inline u16 kvm_read_ldt(void)
 {
 	u16 ldt;
@@ -673,16 +659,6 @@ static inline u16 kvm_read_ldt(void)
 	return ldt;
 }
 
-static inline void kvm_load_fs(u16 sel)
-{
-	asm("mov %0, %%fs" : : "rm"(sel));
-}
-
-static inline void kvm_load_gs(u16 sel)
-{
-	asm("mov %0, %%gs" : : "rm"(sel));
-}
-
 static inline void kvm_load_ldt(u16 sel)
 {
 	asm("lldt %0" : : "rm"(sel));
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 81ed28cb36e6..8a3f9f64f86f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -3163,8 +3163,8 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	sync_lapic_to_cr8(vcpu);
 
 	save_host_msrs(vcpu);
-	fs_selector = kvm_read_fs();
-	gs_selector = kvm_read_gs();
+	savesegment(fs, fs_selector);
+	savesegment(gs, gs_selector);
 	ldt_selector = kvm_read_ldt();
 	svm->vmcb->save.cr2 = vcpu->arch.cr2;
 	/* required for live migration with NPT */
@@ -3251,10 +3251,15 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RSP] = svm->vmcb->save.rsp;
 	vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RIP] = svm->vmcb->save.rip;
 
-	kvm_load_fs(fs_selector);
-	kvm_load_gs(gs_selector);
-	kvm_load_ldt(ldt_selector);
 	load_host_msrs(vcpu);
+	loadsegment(fs, fs_selector);
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	load_gs_index(gs_selector);
+	wrmsrl(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, current->thread.gs);
+#else
+	loadsegment(gs, gs_selector);
+#endif
+	kvm_load_ldt(ldt_selector);
 
 	reload_tss(vcpu);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 49b25eee25ac..7bddfab12013 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ static void vmx_save_host_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 */
 	vmx->host_state.ldt_sel = kvm_read_ldt();
 	vmx->host_state.gs_ldt_reload_needed = vmx->host_state.ldt_sel;
-	vmx->host_state.fs_sel = kvm_read_fs();
+	savesegment(fs, vmx->host_state.fs_sel);
 	if (!(vmx->host_state.fs_sel & 7)) {
 		vmcs_write16(HOST_FS_SELECTOR, vmx->host_state.fs_sel);
 		vmx->host_state.fs_reload_needed = 0;
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ static void vmx_save_host_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		vmcs_write16(HOST_FS_SELECTOR, 0);
 		vmx->host_state.fs_reload_needed = 1;
 	}
-	vmx->host_state.gs_sel = kvm_read_gs();
+	savesegment(gs, vmx->host_state.gs_sel);
 	if (!(vmx->host_state.gs_sel & 7))
 		vmcs_write16(HOST_GS_SELECTOR, vmx->host_state.gs_sel);
 	else {
@@ -841,27 +841,21 @@ static void vmx_save_host_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static void __vmx_load_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	if (!vmx->host_state.loaded)
 		return;
 
 	++vmx->vcpu.stat.host_state_reload;
 	vmx->host_state.loaded = 0;
 	if (vmx->host_state.fs_reload_needed)
-		kvm_load_fs(vmx->host_state.fs_sel);
+		loadsegment(fs, vmx->host_state.fs_sel);
 	if (vmx->host_state.gs_ldt_reload_needed) {
 		kvm_load_ldt(vmx->host_state.ldt_sel);
-		/*
-		 * If we have to reload gs, we must take care to
-		 * preserve our gs base.
-		 */
-		local_irq_save(flags);
-		kvm_load_gs(vmx->host_state.gs_sel);
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-		wrmsrl(MSR_GS_BASE, vmcs_readl(HOST_GS_BASE));
+		load_gs_index(vmx->host_state.gs_sel);
+		wrmsrl(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, current->thread.gs);
+#else
+		loadsegment(gs, vmx->host_state.gs_sel);
 #endif
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
 	}
 	reload_tss();
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
@@ -2589,8 +2583,8 @@ static int vmx_vcpu_setup(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	vmcs_write16(HOST_CS_SELECTOR, __KERNEL_CS);  /* 22.2.4 */
 	vmcs_write16(HOST_DS_SELECTOR, __KERNEL_DS);  /* 22.2.4 */
 	vmcs_write16(HOST_ES_SELECTOR, __KERNEL_DS);  /* 22.2.4 */
-	vmcs_write16(HOST_FS_SELECTOR, kvm_read_fs());    /* 22.2.4 */
-	vmcs_write16(HOST_GS_SELECTOR, kvm_read_gs());    /* 22.2.4 */
+	vmcs_write16(HOST_FS_SELECTOR, 0);            /* 22.2.4 */
+	vmcs_write16(HOST_GS_SELECTOR, 0);            /* 22.2.4 */
 	vmcs_write16(HOST_SS_SELECTOR, __KERNEL_DS);  /* 22.2.4 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	rdmsrl(MSR_FS_BASE, a);