diff --git a/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S b/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S
index d7cad05f..df71a9d7 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/prefix/libprefix.S
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER )
 /* Image compression enabled */
 #define COMPRESS 1
 
-#define CR0_PE 1
-
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Utility function: print character (with LF -> LF,CR translation)
  *
@@ -232,126 +230,6 @@ print_kill_line:
 	ret
 	.size	print_kill_line, . - print_kill_line
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * flatten_real_mode (real-mode far call)
- *
- * Set up 4GB segment limits
- *
- * Parameters:
- *   none
- * Returns:
- *   none
- * Corrupts:
- *   none
- ****************************************************************************
- */
-#ifndef KEEP_IT_REAL
-
-	/* GDT for protected-mode calls */
-	.section ".text16.early.data", "aw", @progbits
-	.align 16
-flatten_gdt:
-flatten_gdt_limit:	.word flatten_gdt_length - 1
-flatten_gdt_base:	.long 0
-			.word 0 /* padding */
-flatten_cs:	/* 16-bit protected-mode flat code segment */
-	.equ    FLAT_CS, flatten_cs - flatten_gdt
-	.word   0xffff, 0
-	.byte   0, 0x9b, 0x8f, 0
-flatten_ss:	/* 16-bit protected-mode flat stack segment */
-	.equ    FLAT_SS, flatten_ss - flatten_gdt
-	.word   0xffff, 0
-	.byte   0, 0x93, 0x8f, 0
-flatten_gdt_end:
-	.equ	flatten_gdt_length, . - flatten_gdt
-	.size	flatten_gdt, . - flatten_gdt
-
-	.section ".text16.early.data", "aw", @progbits
-	.align 16
-flatten_saved_gdt:
-	.long	0, 0
-	.size	flatten_saved_gdt, . - flatten_saved_gdt
-
-	.section ".text16.early", "awx", @progbits
-	.code16
-flatten_real_mode:
-	/* Preserve registers and flags */
-	pushfl
-	pushl	%eax
-	pushw	%si
-	pushw	%gs
-	pushw	%fs
-	pushw	%es
-	pushw	%ds
-	pushw	%ss
-
-	/* Set %ds for access to .text16.early.data variables */
-	pushw	%cs
-	popw	%ds
-
-	/* Preserve original GDT */
-	sgdt flatten_saved_gdt
-
-	/* Set up GDT bases */
-	xorl	%eax, %eax
-	movw	%cs, %ax
-	shll	$4, %eax
-	addl	$flatten_gdt, %eax
-	movl	%eax, flatten_gdt_base
-	movw	%cs, %ax
-	movw	$flatten_cs, %si
-	call	set_seg_base
-	movw	%ss, %ax
-	movw	$flatten_ss, %si
-	call	set_seg_base
-
-	/* Switch temporarily to protected mode and set segment registers */
-	pushw	%cs
-	pushw	$2f
-	cli
-	data32 lgdt flatten_gdt
-	movl	%cr0, %eax
-	orb	$CR0_PE, %al
-	movl	%eax, %cr0
-	ljmp	$FLAT_CS, $1f
-1:	movw	$FLAT_SS, %ax
-	movw	%ax, %ss
-	movw	%ax, %ds
-	movw	%ax, %es
-	movw	%ax, %fs
-	movw	%ax, %gs
-	movl	%cr0, %eax
-	andb	$0!CR0_PE, %al
-	movl	%eax, %cr0
-	lret
-2:	/* lret will ljmp to here */
-
-	/* Restore GDT, registers and flags */
-	data32 lgdt flatten_saved_gdt
-	popw	%ss
-	popw	%ds
-	popw	%es
-	popw	%fs
-	popw	%gs
-	popw	%si
-	popl	%eax
-	popfl
-	lret
-	.size flatten_real_mode, . - flatten_real_mode
-
-	.section ".text16.early", "awx", @progbits
-	.code16
-set_seg_base:
-	rolw	$4, %ax
-	movw	%ax, 2(%si)
-	andw	$0xfff0, 2(%si)
-	movb	%al, 4(%si)
-	andb	$0x0f, 4(%si)
-	ret
-	.size set_seg_base, . - set_seg_base
-
-#endif /* KEEP_IT_REAL */
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * copy_bytes
  *
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/transitions/libflat.S b/src/arch/i386/transitions/libflat.S
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cb4c8af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arch/i386/transitions/libflat.S
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Michael Brown <mbrown@fensystems.co.uk>.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER )
+
+	.arch i386
+
+#define CR0_PE 1
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * flatten_real_mode (real-mode far call)
+ *
+ * Set up 4GB segment limits
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ *   none
+ * Returns:
+ *   none
+ * Corrupts:
+ *   none
+ ****************************************************************************
+ */
+	/* GDT for protected-mode calls */
+	.section ".text16.early.data", "aw", @progbits
+	.align 16
+flatten_gdt:
+flatten_gdt_limit:	.word flatten_gdt_length - 1
+flatten_gdt_base:	.long 0
+			.word 0 /* padding */
+flatten_cs:	/* 16-bit protected-mode flat code segment */
+	.equ    FLAT_CS, flatten_cs - flatten_gdt
+	.word   0xffff, 0
+	.byte   0, 0x9b, 0x8f, 0
+flatten_ss:	/* 16-bit protected-mode flat stack segment */
+	.equ    FLAT_SS, flatten_ss - flatten_gdt
+	.word   0xffff, 0
+	.byte   0, 0x93, 0x8f, 0
+flatten_gdt_end:
+	.equ	flatten_gdt_length, . - flatten_gdt
+	.size	flatten_gdt, . - flatten_gdt
+
+	.section ".text16.early.data", "aw", @progbits
+	.align 16
+flatten_saved_gdt:
+	.long	0, 0
+	.size	flatten_saved_gdt, . - flatten_saved_gdt
+
+	.section ".text16.early", "awx", @progbits
+	.code16
+	.globl	flatten_real_mode
+flatten_real_mode:
+	/* Preserve registers and flags */
+	pushfl
+	pushl	%eax
+	pushw	%si
+	pushw	%gs
+	pushw	%fs
+	pushw	%es
+	pushw	%ds
+	pushw	%ss
+
+	/* Set %ds for access to .text16.early.data variables */
+	pushw	%cs
+	popw	%ds
+
+	/* Preserve original GDT */
+	sgdt flatten_saved_gdt
+
+	/* Set up GDT bases */
+	xorl	%eax, %eax
+	movw	%cs, %ax
+	shll	$4, %eax
+	addl	$flatten_gdt, %eax
+	movl	%eax, flatten_gdt_base
+	movw	%cs, %ax
+	movw	$flatten_cs, %si
+	call	set_seg_base
+	movw	%ss, %ax
+	movw	$flatten_ss, %si
+	call	set_seg_base
+
+	/* Switch temporarily to protected mode and set segment registers */
+	pushw	%cs
+	pushw	$2f
+	cli
+	data32 lgdt flatten_gdt
+	movl	%cr0, %eax
+	orb	$CR0_PE, %al
+	movl	%eax, %cr0
+	ljmp	$FLAT_CS, $1f
+1:	movw	$FLAT_SS, %ax
+	movw	%ax, %ss
+	movw	%ax, %ds
+	movw	%ax, %es
+	movw	%ax, %fs
+	movw	%ax, %gs
+	movl	%cr0, %eax
+	andb	$0!CR0_PE, %al
+	movl	%eax, %cr0
+	lret
+2:	/* lret will ljmp to here */
+
+	/* Restore GDT, registers and flags */
+	data32 lgdt flatten_saved_gdt
+	popw	%ss
+	popw	%ds
+	popw	%es
+	popw	%fs
+	popw	%gs
+	popw	%si
+	popl	%eax
+	popfl
+	lret
+	.size flatten_real_mode, . - flatten_real_mode
+
+	.section ".text16.early", "awx", @progbits
+	.code16
+set_seg_base:
+	rolw	$4, %ax
+	movw	%ax, 2(%si)
+	andw	$0xfff0, 2(%si)
+	movb	%al, 4(%si)
+	andb	$0x0f, 4(%si)
+	ret
+	.size set_seg_base, . - set_seg_base