diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 375663f2c..bdb177d75 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-06-23  Robert Millan  <rmh.grub@aybabtu.com>
+
+	* kern/i386/pc/startup.S (real_to_prot): Access `gdtdesc' using
+	segment 0x0 unconditionally, because the reference generated by
+	GAS is an absolute address.
+
 2009-06-22  Robert Millan  <rmh.grub@aybabtu.com>
 
 	* include/grub/i386/kernel.h: Include `<grub/machine/machine.h>'.
diff --git a/kern/i386/realmode.S b/kern/i386/realmode.S
index 075aa57e9..11f4d5347 100644
--- a/kern/i386/realmode.S
+++ b/kern/i386/realmode.S
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *  GRUB  --  GRand Unified Bootloader
- *  Copyright (C) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2005,2006,2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *  Copyright (C) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2005,2006,2007,2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
  *
  *  GRUB is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -121,13 +121,9 @@ real_to_prot:
 	cli
 
 	/* load the GDT register */
-#ifdef APPLE_CC
-	mov %cs, %ax
-	mov %ax, %ds
+	xorw	%ax, %ax
+	movw	%ax, %ds
 	DATA32	ADDR32	lgdt	gdtdesc
-#else
-	DATA32	ADDR32	lgdt	%cs:gdtdesc
-#endif
 
 	/* turn on protected mode */
 	movl	%cr0, %eax