diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu.h
index 7680b76adafc..3359dfedc7ee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu.h
@@ -3,12 +3,18 @@
 
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 
 /*
- * The x86 doesn't have a mmu context, but
- * we put the segment information here.
+ * x86 has arch-specific MMU state beyond what lives in mm_struct.
  */
 typedef struct {
+	/*
+	 * ctx_id uniquely identifies this mm_struct.  A ctx_id will never
+	 * be reused, and zero is not a valid ctx_id.
+	 */
+	u64 ctx_id;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODIFY_LDT_SYSCALL
 	struct ldt_struct *ldt;
 #endif
@@ -24,6 +30,11 @@ typedef struct {
 	atomic_t perf_rdpmc_allowed;	/* nonzero if rdpmc is allowed */
 } mm_context_t;
 
+#define INIT_MM_CONTEXT(mm)						\
+	.context = {							\
+		.ctx_id = 1,						\
+	}
+
 void leave_mm(int cpu);
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_MMU_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
index 1c4794f861d7..effc12767cbf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 #include <asm/mpx.h>
+
+extern atomic64_t last_mm_ctx_id;
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
 static inline void paravirt_activate_mm(struct mm_struct *prev,
 					struct mm_struct *next)
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ static inline void enter_lazy_tlb(struct mm_struct *mm, struct task_struct *tsk)
 static inline int init_new_context(struct task_struct *tsk,
 				   struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
+	mm->context.ctx_id = atomic64_inc_return(&last_mm_ctx_id);
 	init_new_context_ldt(tsk, mm);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c b/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c
index 7cad01af6dcd..efec198d271a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
  *	Implement flush IPI by CALL_FUNCTION_VECTOR, Alex Shi
  */
 
+atomic64_t last_mm_ctx_id = ATOMIC64_INIT(1);
+
 struct flush_tlb_info {
 	struct mm_struct *flush_mm;
 	unsigned long flush_start;