diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_64 b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_64
index 7fcf972..b8f9d13 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_64
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile_64
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_K8_NB)		+= k8.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT)		+= audit_64.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_EFI)		+= efi.o efi_64.o efi_stub_64.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PARAVIRT)		+= paravirt.o paravirt_patch_64.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES)		+= module_64.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= early-quirks.o
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbfc4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include <asm/paravirt.h>
+#include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
+
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_irq_ops, irq_disable, "cli");
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_irq_ops, irq_enable, "sti");
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_irq_ops, restore_fl, "pushq %rdi; popfq");
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_irq_ops, save_fl, "pushfq; popq %rax");
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_cpu_ops, iret, "iretq");
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_mmu_ops, read_cr2, "movq %cr2, %rax");
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_mmu_ops, read_cr3, "movq %cr3, %rax");
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_mmu_ops, write_cr3, "movq %rdi, %cr3");
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_mmu_ops, flush_tlb_single, "invlpg (%rdi)");
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_cpu_ops, clts, "clts");
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_cpu_ops, wbinvd, "wbinvd");
+
+/* the three commands give us more control to how to return from a syscall */
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_cpu_ops, irq_enable_syscall_ret, "movq %gs:" __stringify(pda_oldrsp) ", %rsp; swapgs; sysretq;");
+DEF_NATIVE(pv_cpu_ops, swapgs, "swapgs");
+
+unsigned native_patch(u8 type, u16 clobbers, void *ibuf,
+		      unsigned long addr, unsigned len)
+{
+	const unsigned char *start, *end;
+	unsigned ret;
+
+#define PATCH_SITE(ops, x)					\
+		case PARAVIRT_PATCH(ops.x):			\
+			start = start_##ops##_##x;		\
+			end = end_##ops##_##x;			\
+			goto patch_site
+	switch(type) {
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_irq_ops, restore_fl);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_irq_ops, save_fl);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_irq_ops, irq_enable);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_irq_ops, irq_disable);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_cpu_ops, iret);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_cpu_ops, irq_enable_syscall_ret);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_cpu_ops, swapgs);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_mmu_ops, read_cr2);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_mmu_ops, read_cr3);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_mmu_ops, write_cr3);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_cpu_ops, clts);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_mmu_ops, flush_tlb_single);
+		PATCH_SITE(pv_cpu_ops, wbinvd);
+
+	patch_site:
+		ret = paravirt_patch_insns(ibuf, len, start, end);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		ret = paravirt_patch_default(type, clobbers, ibuf, addr, len);
+		break;
+	}
+#undef PATCH_SITE
+	return ret;
+}