diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
index a75e3adaa39da277fb89150fb1d31daf8d1296ef..88b85899d30953a6be096a9e045fcf54be3676b4 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
@@ -406,6 +406,12 @@ Protocol:	2.00+
 	- If 0, the protected-mode code is loaded at 0x10000.
 	- If 1, the protected-mode code is loaded at 0x100000.
 
+  Bit 1 (kernel internal): ALSR_FLAG
+	- Used internally by the compressed kernel to communicate
+	  KASLR status to kernel proper.
+	  If 1, KASLR enabled.
+	  If 0, KASLR disabled.
+
   Bit 5 (write): QUIET_FLAG
 	- If 0, print early messages.
 	- If 1, suppress early messages.
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c
index bb1376381985edb9f96e49c0a1b0269e56bd0f9e..d7b1f655b3ef4c2e14a4976fa565fe67d0159607 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ static unsigned long find_random_addr(unsigned long minimum,
 	return slots_fetch_random();
 }
 
-unsigned char *choose_kernel_location(unsigned char *input,
+unsigned char *choose_kernel_location(struct boot_params *boot_params,
+				      unsigned char *input,
 				      unsigned long input_size,
 				      unsigned char *output,
 				      unsigned long output_size)
@@ -315,6 +316,8 @@ unsigned char *choose_kernel_location(unsigned char *input,
 	}
 #endif
 
+	boot_params->hdr.loadflags |= KASLR_FLAG;
+
 	/* Record the various known unsafe memory ranges. */
 	mem_avoid_init((unsigned long)input, input_size,
 		       (unsigned long)output, output_size);
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
index a950864a64dab3d558197c77bef3c56a07961494..a107b935e22fbc9a749ddf975cf72ea187cb1fa2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -377,6 +377,9 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *decompress_kernel(void *rmode, memptr heap,
 
 	real_mode = rmode;
 
+	/* Clear it for solely in-kernel use */
+	real_mode->hdr.loadflags &= ~KASLR_FLAG;
+
 	sanitize_boot_params(real_mode);
 
 	if (real_mode->screen_info.orig_video_mode == 7) {
@@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *decompress_kernel(void *rmode, memptr heap,
 	 * the entire decompressed kernel plus relocation table, or the
 	 * entire decompressed kernel plus .bss and .brk sections.
 	 */
-	output = choose_kernel_location(input_data, input_len, output,
+	output = choose_kernel_location(real_mode, input_data, input_len, output,
 					output_len > run_size ? output_len
 							      : run_size);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
index 04477d68403f1fe6197d82276033ce27338c1bac..89dd0d78013aaff6c889340e0e3caceb4c8f8c88 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ int cmdline_find_option_bool(const char *option);
 
 #if CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE
 /* aslr.c */
-unsigned char *choose_kernel_location(unsigned char *input,
+unsigned char *choose_kernel_location(struct boot_params *boot_params,
+				      unsigned char *input,
 				      unsigned long input_size,
 				      unsigned char *output,
 				      unsigned long output_size);
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ unsigned char *choose_kernel_location(unsigned char *input,
 bool has_cpuflag(int flag);
 #else
 static inline
-unsigned char *choose_kernel_location(unsigned char *input,
+unsigned char *choose_kernel_location(struct boot_params *boot_params,
+				      unsigned char *input,
 				      unsigned long input_size,
 				      unsigned char *output,
 				      unsigned long output_size)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
index ff4e7b236e21d5393bd55c5f53493d44861c70c1..f69e06b283fb9ee03e8704847558aa577aecf221 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ static inline void x86_ce4100_early_setup(void) { }
  */
 extern struct boot_params boot_params;
 
+static inline bool kaslr_enabled(void)
+{
+	return !!(boot_params.hdr.loadflags & KASLR_FLAG);
+}
+
 /*
  * Do NOT EVER look at the BIOS memory size location.
  * It does not work on many machines.
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h
index 225b0988043a0a78ac9092a9af7a265122c685cd..ab456dc233b51482c53c0232a97ed71cbc50a990 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 /* loadflags */
 #define LOADED_HIGH	(1<<0)
+#define KASLR_FLAG	(1<<1)
 #define QUIET_FLAG	(1<<5)
 #define KEEP_SEGMENTS	(1<<6)
 #define CAN_USE_HEAP	(1<<7)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
index d1ac80b72c72184a0b999c2b299b5e265d26de7a..005c03e93fc54c7907e8e9e2bc1d771902b1c3ca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
+#include <asm/setup.h>
 
 #if 0
 #define DEBUGP(fmt, ...)				\
@@ -47,21 +48,13 @@ do {							\
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE
 static unsigned long module_load_offset;
-static int randomize_modules = 1;
 
 /* Mutex protects the module_load_offset. */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(module_kaslr_mutex);
 
-static int __init parse_nokaslr(char *p)
-{
-	randomize_modules = 0;
-	return 0;
-}
-early_param("nokaslr", parse_nokaslr);
-
 static unsigned long int get_module_load_offset(void)
 {
-	if (randomize_modules) {
+	if (kaslr_enabled()) {
 		mutex_lock(&module_kaslr_mutex);
 		/*
 		 * Calculate the module_load_offset the first time this
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index 0a2421cca01fad095bbb7caa8e7c779d910d751b..014466b152b5008919b765d89934def79687c984 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -832,10 +832,15 @@ static void __init trim_low_memory_range(void)
 static int
 dump_kernel_offset(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long v, void *p)
 {
-	pr_emerg("Kernel Offset: 0x%lx from 0x%lx "
-		 "(relocation range: 0x%lx-0x%lx)\n",
-		 (unsigned long)&_text - __START_KERNEL, __START_KERNEL,
-		 __START_KERNEL_map, MODULES_VADDR-1);
+	if (kaslr_enabled()) {
+		pr_emerg("Kernel Offset: 0x%lx from 0x%lx (relocation range: 0x%lx-0x%lx)\n",
+			 (unsigned long)&_text - __START_KERNEL,
+			 __START_KERNEL,
+			 __START_KERNEL_map,
+			 MODULES_VADDR-1);
+	} else {
+		pr_emerg("Kernel Offset: disabled\n");
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }