diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
index 97d422f31c77..27d5582600ae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
@@ -939,6 +939,8 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(entry_SYSENTER_32)
 
 	/* Now ready to switch the cr3 */
 	SWITCH_TO_USER_CR3 scratch_reg=%eax
+	/* Clobbers ZF */
+	CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS
 
 	/*
 	 * Restore all flags except IF. (We restore IF separately because
@@ -949,7 +951,6 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(entry_SYSENTER_32)
 	BUG_IF_WRONG_CR3 no_user_check=1
 	popfl
 	popl	%eax
-	CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS
 
 	/*
 	 * Return back to the vDSO, which will pop ecx and edx.