diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
index e62452777067..0a5735ef06cb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ static inline void load_current_idt(void)
 
 extern void idt_setup_early_handler(void);
 extern void idt_setup_early_traps(void);
+extern void idt_setup_traps(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 extern void idt_setup_early_pf(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/idt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/idt.c
index a6326fd6698a..14d9eb29763c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/idt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/idt.c
@@ -60,6 +60,49 @@ static const __initdata struct idt_data early_idts[] = {
 #endif
 };
 
+/*
+ * The default IDT entries which are set up in trap_init() before
+ * cpu_init() is invoked. Interrupt stacks cannot be used at that point and
+ * the traps which use them are reinitialized with IST after cpu_init() has
+ * set up TSS.
+ */
+static const __initdata struct idt_data def_idts[] = {
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_DE,		divide_error),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_NMI,		nmi),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_BR,		bounds),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_UD,		invalid_op),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_NM,		device_not_available),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_OLD_MF,		coprocessor_segment_overrun),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_TS,		invalid_TSS),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_NP,		segment_not_present),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_SS,		stack_segment),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_GP,		general_protection),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_SPURIOUS,		spurious_interrupt_bug),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_MF,		coprocessor_error),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_AC,		alignment_check),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_XF,		simd_coprocessor_error),
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
+	TSKG(X86_TRAP_DF,		GDT_ENTRY_DOUBLEFAULT_TSS),
+#else
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_DF,		double_fault),
+#endif
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_DB,		debug),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_NMI,		nmi),
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_BP,		int3),
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
+	INTG(X86_TRAP_MC,		&machine_check),
+#endif
+
+	SYSG(X86_TRAP_OF,		overflow),
+#if defined(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION)
+	SYSG(IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR,	entry_INT80_compat),
+#elif defined(CONFIG_X86_32)
+	SYSG(IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR,	entry_INT80_32),
+#endif
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 /*
  * Early traps running on the DEFAULT_STACK because the other interrupt
@@ -154,6 +197,14 @@ void __init idt_setup_early_traps(void)
 	load_idt(&idt_descr);
 }
 
+/**
+ * idt_setup_traps - Initialize the idt table with default traps
+ */
+void __init idt_setup_traps(void)
+{
+	idt_setup_from_table(idt_table, def_idts, ARRAY_SIZE(def_idts));
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 /**
  * idt_setup_early_pf - Initialize the idt table with early pagefault handler
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 293f5bddd761..34ea3651362e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -925,46 +925,7 @@ dotraplinkage void do_iret_error(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
 
 void __init trap_init(void)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_DE, divide_error);
-	set_intr_gate_ist(X86_TRAP_NMI, &nmi, NMI_STACK);
-	/* int4 can be called from all */
-	set_system_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_OF, &overflow);
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_BR, bounds);
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_UD, invalid_op);
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_NM, device_not_available);
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-	set_task_gate(X86_TRAP_DF, GDT_ENTRY_DOUBLEFAULT_TSS);
-#else
-	set_intr_gate_ist(X86_TRAP_DF, &double_fault, DOUBLEFAULT_STACK);
-#endif
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_OLD_MF, coprocessor_segment_overrun);
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_TS, invalid_TSS);
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_NP, segment_not_present);
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_SS, stack_segment);
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_GP, general_protection);
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_SPURIOUS, spurious_interrupt_bug);
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_MF, coprocessor_error);
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_AC, alignment_check);
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
-	set_intr_gate_ist(X86_TRAP_MC, &machine_check, MCE_STACK);
-#endif
-	set_intr_gate(X86_TRAP_XF, simd_coprocessor_error);
-
-	/* Reserve all the builtin and the syscall vector: */
-	for (i = 0; i < FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR; i++)
-		set_bit(i, used_vectors);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
-	set_system_intr_gate(IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR, entry_INT80_compat);
-	set_bit(IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR, used_vectors);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-	set_system_intr_gate(IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR, entry_INT80_32);
-	set_bit(IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR, used_vectors);
-#endif
+	idt_setup_traps();
 
 	/*
 	 * Set the IDT descriptor to a fixed read-only location, so that the