diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/core/spec/x86_64/kernel/crt0.s b/repos/base-hw/src/core/spec/x86_64/kernel/crt0.s
index 25e4cebe0..8481cb9f8 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/core/spec/x86_64/kernel/crt0.s
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/core/spec/x86_64/kernel/crt0.s
@@ -117,3 +117,35 @@
 	.quad 0
 	.quad 0x20018f
 	.fill 510, 8, 0x0
+
+	/*******************************************
+	 ** Global Descriptor Table               **
+	 ** See Intel SDM Vol. 3A, section 3.5.1. **
+	 *******************************************/
+
+	.align 4
+	.space 2
+
+	_gdt_ptr:
+	.word _gdt_end - _gdt_start - 1 /* limit        */
+	.long _gdt_start                /* base address */
+
+	.align 8
+	_gdt_start:
+	/* Null descriptor */
+	.quad 0
+	/* 64-bit code segment descriptor */
+	.long 0
+	/* GDTE_LONG | GDTE_PRESENT | GDTE_CODE | GDTE_NON_SYSTEM */
+	.long 0x209800
+	/* 64-bit data segment descriptor */
+	.long 0
+	/* GDTE_LONG | GDTE_PRESENT | GDTE_TYPE_DATA_A | GDTE_TYPE_DATA_W | GDTE_NON_SYSTEM */
+	.long 0x209300
+	/* Task segment descriptor */
+	.long 0
+	/* GDTE_PRESENT | GDTE_SYS_TSS */
+	.long 0x8900
+	.long 0
+	.long 0
+	_gdt_end: