diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
index 60c4c342316c..49adabd94f88 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ ENTRY(__switch_to_asm)
 	pushl	%ebx
 	pushl	%edi
 	pushl	%esi
+	pushfl
 
 	/* switch stack */
 	movl	%esp, TASK_threadsp(%eax)
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ ENTRY(__switch_to_asm)
 #endif
 
 	/* restore callee-saved registers */
+	popfl
 	popl	%esi
 	popl	%edi
 	popl	%ebx
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 164cd7529f0b..09896f1c114f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ ENTRY(__switch_to_asm)
 	pushq	%r13
 	pushq	%r14
 	pushq	%r15
+	pushfq
 
 	/* switch stack */
 	movq	%rsp, TASK_threadsp(%rdi)
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@ ENTRY(__switch_to_asm)
 #endif
 
 	/* restore callee-saved registers */
+	popfq
 	popq	%r15
 	popq	%r14
 	popq	%r13
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
index 12ef2b49d11b..6a7e83092811 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ asmlinkage void ret_from_fork(void);
  * order of the fields must match the code in __switch_to_asm().
  */
 struct inactive_task_frame {
+	unsigned long flags;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	unsigned long r15;
 	unsigned long r14;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index c2df91eab573..df6bb5f8ab2a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ int copy_thread_tls(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	int err;
 
+	/*
+	 * For a new task use the RESET flags value since there is no before.
+	 * All the status flags are zero; DF and all the system flags must also
+	 * be 0, specifically IF must be 0 because we context switch to the new
+	 * task with interrupts disabled.
+	 */
+	frame->flags = X86_EFLAGS_FIXED;
 	frame->bp = 0;
 	frame->ret_addr = (unsigned long) ret_from_fork;
 	p->thread.sp = (unsigned long) fork_frame;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index ec63d6be5e02..d1dfd1397b46 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -278,6 +278,14 @@ int copy_thread_tls(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 	childregs = task_pt_regs(p);
 	fork_frame = container_of(childregs, struct fork_frame, regs);
 	frame = &fork_frame->frame;
+
+	/*
+	 * For a new task use the RESET flags value since there is no before.
+	 * All the status flags are zero; DF and all the system flags must also
+	 * be 0, specifically IF must be 0 because we context switch to the new
+	 * task with interrupts disabled.
+	 */
+	frame->flags = X86_EFLAGS_FIXED;
 	frame->bp = 0;
 	frame->ret_addr = (unsigned long) ret_from_fork;
 	p->thread.sp = (unsigned long) fork_frame;