diff --git a/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_sigtramp.S b/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_sigtramp.S
index 354198842409..81d3cd9cd9bc 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_sigtramp.S
+++ b/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_sigtramp.S
@@ -86,34 +86,14 @@ ia32_osigcode:
  * executed, we would have a window where the ring 0 code is
  * executed with the wrong gsbase.
  *
- * Instead, reflect the lcall $7,$0 back to ring 3 trampoline
- * which sets up the frame for int $0x80.
+ * Instead, set LDT descriptor 0 as code segment, which reflects
+ * the lcall $7,$0 back to ring 3 trampoline.  The trampoline sets up
+ * the frame for int $0x80.
  */
 	ALIGN_TEXT
 lcall_tramp:
-	.code64
-	/*
-	 * There, we are in 64bit mode and need to return to 32bit.
-	 * First, convert call frame from 64 to 32 bit format.
-	 */
-	pushq	%rax
-	movl	16(%rsp),%eax
-	movl	%eax,20(%rsp)	/* ret %cs */
-	movl	8(%rsp),%eax
-	movl	%eax,16(%rsp)	/* ret %rip -> %eip */
-	popq	%rax
-	addq	$8,%rsp
-	/* Now return to 32bit */
-	pushq	$0x33 /* _ucode32sel UPL */
-	callq	1f
-1:
-	addq	$2f-1b,(%rsp)
-	lretq
-2:
-	/* Back in 32bit mode */
-	.code32
 	cmpl	$SYS_vfork,%eax
-	je	4f
+	je	1f
 	pushl	%ebp
 	movl	%esp,%ebp
 	pushl	0x24(%ebp) /* arg 6 */
@@ -122,21 +102,20 @@ lcall_tramp:
 	pushl	0x18(%ebp)
 	pushl	0x14(%ebp)
 	pushl	0x10(%ebp) /* arg 1 */
-	pushl	0xc(%ebp)  /* gap */
+	subl	$4,%esp   /* gap */
 	int	$0x80
 	leavel
-3:
 	lretl
-4:
+1:
 	/*
 	 * vfork handling is special and relies on the libc stub saving
-	 * the return ip in %ecx.  If vfork failed, then there is no
-	 * child which can corrupt the frame created by call gate.
+	 * the return ip in %ecx.  Also, we assume that the call was done
+	 * with ucode32 selector in %cs.
 	 */
 	int	$0x80
-	jb	3b
-	addl	$8,%esp
-	jmpl	*%ecx
+	movl	$0x33,4(%esp)	/* GUCODE32_SEL | SEL_UPL */
+	movl	%ecx,(%esp)
+	lretl
 #endif
 
 	ALIGN_TEXT
diff --git a/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_syscall.c b/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_syscall.c
index 92249f98752a..6e96eddb00af 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_syscall.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/ia32/ia32_syscall.c
@@ -223,39 +223,28 @@ int
 setup_lcall_gate(void)
 {
 	struct i386_ldt_args uap;
-	struct user_segment_descriptor descs[2];
-	struct gate_descriptor *ssd;
+	struct user_segment_descriptor desc;
 	uint32_t lcall_addr;
 	int error;
 
 	bzero(&uap, sizeof(uap));
 	uap.start = 0;
-	uap.num = 2;
-
-	/*
-	 * This is the easiest way to cut the space for system
-	 * descriptor in ldt.  Manually adjust the descriptor type to
-	 * the call gate later.
-	 */
-	bzero(&descs[0], sizeof(descs));
-	descs[0].sd_type = SDT_SYSNULL;
-	descs[1].sd_type = SDT_SYSNULL;
-	error = amd64_set_ldt(curthread, &uap, descs);
+	uap.num = 1;
+	lcall_addr = curproc->p_sysent->sv_psstrings - sz_lcall_tramp;
+	bzero(&desc, sizeof(desc));
+	desc.sd_type = SDT_MEMERA;
+	desc.sd_dpl = SEL_UPL;
+	desc.sd_p = 1;
+	desc.sd_def32 = 1;
+	desc.sd_gran = 1;
+	desc.sd_lolimit = 0xffff;
+	desc.sd_hilimit = 0xf;
+	desc.sd_lobase = lcall_addr;
+	desc.sd_hibase = lcall_addr >> 24;
+	error = amd64_set_ldt(curthread, &uap, &desc);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
 
-	lcall_addr = curproc->p_sysent->sv_psstrings - sz_lcall_tramp;
-	mtx_lock(&dt_lock);
-	ssd = (struct gate_descriptor *)(curproc->p_md.md_ldt->ldt_base);
-	bzero(ssd, sizeof(*ssd));
-	ssd->gd_looffset = lcall_addr;
-	ssd->gd_hioffset = lcall_addr >> 16;
-	ssd->gd_selector = _ucodesel;
-	ssd->gd_type = SDT_SYSCGT;
-	ssd->gd_dpl = SEL_UPL;
-	ssd->gd_p = 1;
-	mtx_unlock(&dt_lock);
-
 	return (0);
 }
 #endif