diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
index 81ba27679f18..d2a21590794a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -544,6 +544,10 @@ ENDPROC(early_idt_handlers)
 	/* This is global to keep gas from relaxing the jumps */
 ENTRY(early_idt_handler)
 	cld
+
+	cmpl $X86_TRAP_NMI,(%esp)
+	je is_nmi		# Ignore NMI
+
 	cmpl $2,%ss:early_recursion_flag
 	je hlt_loop
 	incl %ss:early_recursion_flag
@@ -594,8 +598,9 @@ ex_entry:
 	pop %edx
 	pop %ecx
 	pop %eax
-	addl $8,%esp		/* drop vector number and error code */
 	decl %ss:early_recursion_flag
+is_nmi:
+	addl $8,%esp		/* drop vector number and error code */
 	iret
 ENDPROC(early_idt_handler)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index e1aabdb314c8..33f36c78594e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ early_idt_handlers:
 ENTRY(early_idt_handler)
 	cld
 
+	cmpl $X86_TRAP_NMI,(%rsp)
+	je is_nmi		# Ignore NMI
+
 	cmpl $2,early_recursion_flag(%rip)
 	jz  1f
 	incl early_recursion_flag(%rip)
@@ -405,8 +408,9 @@ ENTRY(early_idt_handler)
 	popq %rdx
 	popq %rcx
 	popq %rax
-	addq $16,%rsp		# drop vector number and error code
 	decl early_recursion_flag(%rip)
+is_nmi:
+	addq $16,%rsp		# drop vector number and error code
 	INTERRUPT_RETURN
 ENDPROC(early_idt_handler)