diff --git a/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/cpu.c b/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/cpu.c
index 106ae73e..529e8f55 100644
--- a/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/cpu.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void arch_cpu_init() {
 	wrmsr(MSR_STAR, star);
 	wrmsr(MSR_LSTAR, (uint64_t)arch_syscall_entry);
 	wrmsr(MSR_CSTAR, 0); // no compatibility mode syscall handler
-	wrmsr(MSR_FMASK, 0x200); // disable interrupts on syscall
+	wrmsr(MSR_FMASK, 0x257fd5);
 
 	// enable SSE
 	asm volatile(
diff --git a/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscall.asm b/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscall.asm
index 1171ba04..a735324e 100644
--- a/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscall.asm
+++ b/kernel-src/arch/x86-64/syscall.asm
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ arch_syscall_entry:
 	xor rbp, rbp
 
 	; call logging function
-	cld
 	sti
 	mov rdi, rax
 	extern arch_syscall_log