diff --git a/src/emulator/x64_emulator.hpp b/src/emulator/x64_emulator.hpp
index cdb0caaf..5eeb1a3c 100644
--- a/src/emulator/x64_emulator.hpp
+++ b/src/emulator/x64_emulator.hpp
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ struct x64_emulator
     : typed_emulator<uint64_t, x64_register, x64_register::rip, x64_register::rsp, x64_hookable_instructions>
 {
     virtual void set_segment_base(x64_register base, pointer_type value) = 0;
+    virtual void load_gdt(pointer_type address, uint32_t limit) = 0;
 };
diff --git a/src/icicle-emulator/icicle_x64_emulator.cpp b/src/icicle-emulator/icicle_x64_emulator.cpp
index 062f0965..ce50ca00 100644
--- a/src/icicle-emulator/icicle_x64_emulator.cpp
+++ b/src/icicle-emulator/icicle_x64_emulator.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,21 @@ namespace icicle
         {
         }
 
+        void load_gdt(const pointer_type address, const uint32_t limit) override
+        {
+            struct gdtr
+            {
+                uint32_t padding{};
+                uint32_t limit{};
+                uint64_t address{};
+            };
+
+            const gdtr entry{.limit = limit, .address = address};
+            static_assert(sizeof(gdtr) - offsetof(gdtr, limit) == 12);
+
+            this->write_register(x64_register::gdtr, &entry.limit, 12);
+        }
+
         void set_segment_base(const x64_register base, const pointer_type value) override
         {
             switch (base)
diff --git a/src/icicle/src/icicle.rs b/src/icicle/src/icicle.rs
index 60e77e82..95df2ac9 100644
--- a/src/icicle/src/icicle.rs
+++ b/src/icicle/src/icicle.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ impl IcicleEmulator {
 // ------------------------------
 
 #[repr(i32)]
+#[derive(PartialEq)]
 pub enum X64Register {
     Invalid = 0,
     Ah,
diff --git a/src/unicorn-emulator/unicorn_x64_emulator.cpp b/src/unicorn-emulator/unicorn_x64_emulator.cpp
index d301c10f..29e750ee 100644
--- a/src/unicorn-emulator/unicorn_x64_emulator.cpp
+++ b/src/unicorn-emulator/unicorn_x64_emulator.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #define UNICORN_EMULATOR_IMPL
 #include "unicorn_x64_emulator.hpp"
 
+#include <array>
+
 #include "unicorn_memory_regions.hpp"
 #include "unicorn_hook.hpp"
 
@@ -302,6 +304,12 @@ namespace unicorn
                 uce(uc_emu_stop(*this));
             }
 
+            void load_gdt(const pointer_type address, const uint32_t limit) override
+            {
+                const std::array<uint64_t, 4> gdtr = {0, address, limit, 0};
+                this->write_register(x64_register::gdtr, gdtr.data(), gdtr.size());
+            }
+
             void set_segment_base(const x64_register base, const pointer_type value) override
             {
                 constexpr auto IA32_FS_BASE_MSR = 0xC0000100;
diff --git a/src/windows-emulator/process_context.cpp b/src/windows-emulator/process_context.cpp
index 4679a93a..e000cf6a 100644
--- a/src/windows-emulator/process_context.cpp
+++ b/src/windows-emulator/process_context.cpp
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ namespace
 
     void setup_gdt(x64_emulator& emu, memory_manager& memory)
     {
-        // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-c-arrays,hicpp-avoid-c-arrays,modernize-avoid-c-arrays)
-        constexpr uint64_t gdtr[4] = {0, GDT_ADDR, GDT_LIMIT, 0};
-        emu.write_register(x64_register::gdtr, &gdtr, sizeof(gdtr));
         memory.allocate_memory(GDT_ADDR, GDT_LIMIT, memory_permission::read);
+        emu.load_gdt(GDT_ADDR, GDT_LIMIT);
 
         emu.write_memory<uint64_t>(GDT_ADDR + 6 * (sizeof(uint64_t)), 0xEFFE000000FFFF);
         emu.reg<uint16_t>(x64_register::cs, 0x33);
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ void process_context::setup(x64_emulator& emu, memory_manager& memory, const app
                             const mapped_module& executable, const mapped_module& ntdll,
                             const apiset::container& apiset_container)
 {
-    // setup_gdt(emu, memory);
+    setup_gdt(emu, memory);
 
     this->kusd.setup();