diff --git a/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c b/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
index b0c1a7a..832f7a7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/coco/sev/core.c
@@ -2400,7 +2400,7 @@ static __head void svsm_setup(struct cc_blob_sev_info *cc_info)
 	 * kernel was loaded (physbase), so the get the CA address using
 	 * RIP-relative addressing.
 	 */
-	pa = (u64)&RIP_REL_REF(boot_svsm_ca_page);
+	pa = (u64)rip_rel_ptr(&boot_svsm_ca_page);
 
 	/*
 	 * Switch over to the boot SVSM CA while the current CA is still
diff --git a/arch/x86/coco/sev/shared.c b/arch/x86/coco/sev/shared.c
index 2e4122f..04982d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/coco/sev/shared.c
+++ b/arch/x86/coco/sev/shared.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static int sev_cpuid_hv(struct ghcb *ghcb, struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt, struct cpuid
  */
 static const struct snp_cpuid_table *snp_cpuid_get_table(void)
 {
-	return &RIP_REL_REF(cpuid_table_copy);
+	return rip_rel_ptr(&cpuid_table_copy);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ static bool __head svsm_setup_ca(const struct cc_blob_sev_info *cc_info)
 	 * routine is running identity mapped when called, both by the decompressor
 	 * code and the early kernel code.
 	 */
-	if (!rmpadjust((unsigned long)&RIP_REL_REF(boot_ghcb_page), RMP_PG_SIZE_4K, 1))
+	if (!rmpadjust((unsigned long)rip_rel_ptr(&boot_ghcb_page), RMP_PG_SIZE_4K, 1))
 		return false;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h
index cc28815..a9f0779 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
-#ifndef __pic__
 static __always_inline __pure void *rip_rel_ptr(void *p)
 {
 	asm("leaq %c1(%%rip), %0" : "=r"(p) : "i"(p));
 
 	return p;
 }
+#ifndef __pic__
 #define RIP_REL_REF(var)	(*(typeof(&(var)))rip_rel_ptr(&(var)))
 #else
 #define RIP_REL_REF(var)	(var)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index fa9b633..954d093 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ static unsigned long __head sme_postprocess_startup(struct boot_params *bp,
 	 * attribute.
 	 */
 	if (sme_get_me_mask()) {
-		paddr = (unsigned long)&RIP_REL_REF(__start_bss_decrypted);
-		paddr_end = (unsigned long)&RIP_REL_REF(__end_bss_decrypted);
+		paddr = (unsigned long)rip_rel_ptr(__start_bss_decrypted);
+		paddr_end = (unsigned long)rip_rel_ptr(__end_bss_decrypted);
 
 		for (; paddr < paddr_end; paddr += PMD_SIZE) {
 			/*
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ static unsigned long __head sme_postprocess_startup(struct boot_params *bp,
 unsigned long __head __startup_64(unsigned long p2v_offset,
 				  struct boot_params *bp)
 {
-	pmd_t (*early_pgts)[PTRS_PER_PMD] = RIP_REL_REF(early_dynamic_pgts);
-	unsigned long physaddr = (unsigned long)&RIP_REL_REF(_text);
+	pmd_t (*early_pgts)[PTRS_PER_PMD] = rip_rel_ptr(early_dynamic_pgts);
+	unsigned long physaddr = (unsigned long)rip_rel_ptr(_text);
 	unsigned long va_text, va_end;
 	unsigned long pgtable_flags;
 	unsigned long load_delta;
@@ -174,18 +174,18 @@ unsigned long __head __startup_64(unsigned long p2v_offset,
 		for (;;);
 
 	va_text = physaddr - p2v_offset;
-	va_end  = (unsigned long)&RIP_REL_REF(_end) - p2v_offset;
+	va_end  = (unsigned long)rip_rel_ptr(_end) - p2v_offset;
 
 	/* Include the SME encryption mask in the fixup value */
 	load_delta += sme_get_me_mask();
 
 	/* Fixup the physical addresses in the page table */
 
-	pgd = &RIP_REL_REF(early_top_pgt)->pgd;
+	pgd = rip_rel_ptr(early_top_pgt);
 	pgd[pgd_index(__START_KERNEL_map)] += load_delta;
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL) && la57) {
-		p4d = (p4dval_t *)&RIP_REL_REF(level4_kernel_pgt);
+		p4d = (p4dval_t *)rip_rel_ptr(level4_kernel_pgt);
 		p4d[MAX_PTRS_PER_P4D - 1] += load_delta;
 
 		pgd[pgd_index(__START_KERNEL_map)] = (pgdval_t)p4d | _PAGE_TABLE;
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ unsigned long __head __startup_64(unsigned long p2v_offset,
 	 * error, causing the BIOS to halt the system.
 	 */
 
-	pmd = &RIP_REL_REF(level2_kernel_pgt)->pmd;
+	pmd = rip_rel_ptr(level2_kernel_pgt);
 
 	/* invalidate pages before the kernel image */
 	for (i = 0; i < pmd_index(va_text); i++)
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ static gate_desc bringup_idt_table[NUM_EXCEPTION_VECTORS] __page_aligned_data;
 static void __head startup_64_load_idt(void *vc_handler)
 {
 	struct desc_ptr desc = {
-		.address = (unsigned long)&RIP_REL_REF(bringup_idt_table),
+		.address = (unsigned long)rip_rel_ptr(bringup_idt_table),
 		.size    = sizeof(bringup_idt_table) - 1,
 	};
 	struct idt_data data;
@@ -565,11 +565,11 @@ void early_setup_idt(void)
  */
 void __head startup_64_setup_gdt_idt(void)
 {
-	struct desc_struct *gdt = (void *)(__force unsigned long)gdt_page.gdt;
+	struct gdt_page *gp = rip_rel_ptr((void *)(__force unsigned long)&gdt_page);
 	void *handler = NULL;
 
 	struct desc_ptr startup_gdt_descr = {
-		.address = (unsigned long)&RIP_REL_REF(*gdt),
+		.address = (unsigned long)gp->gdt,
 		.size    = GDT_SIZE - 1,
 	};
 
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ void __head startup_64_setup_gdt_idt(void)
 		     "movl %%eax, %%es\n" : : "a"(__KERNEL_DS) : "memory");
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT))
-		handler = &RIP_REL_REF(vc_no_ghcb);
+		handler = rip_rel_ptr(vc_no_ghcb);
 
 	startup_64_load_idt(handler);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
index 5eecdd9..e7fb377 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ void __head sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp)
 	 *     memory from being cached.
 	 */
 
-	kernel_start = (unsigned long)RIP_REL_REF(_text);
-	kernel_end = ALIGN((unsigned long)RIP_REL_REF(_end), PMD_SIZE);
+	kernel_start = (unsigned long)rip_rel_ptr(_text);
+	kernel_end = ALIGN((unsigned long)rip_rel_ptr(_end), PMD_SIZE);
 	kernel_len = kernel_end - kernel_start;
 
 	initrd_start = 0;
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ void __head sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp)
 	 *   pagetable structures for the encryption of the kernel
 	 *   pagetable structures for workarea (in case not currently mapped)
 	 */
-	execute_start = workarea_start = (unsigned long)RIP_REL_REF(sme_workarea);
+	execute_start = workarea_start = (unsigned long)rip_rel_ptr(sme_workarea);
 	execute_end = execute_start + (PAGE_SIZE * 2) + PMD_SIZE;
 	execute_len = execute_end - execute_start;
 
