diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
index 3a2e678b8d30..217ddb23fdf2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ do_page_fault(unsigned long addr, unsigned int fsr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		local_irq_enable();
 
 	/*
-	 * If we're in an interrupt or have no user
+	 * If we're in an interrupt, or have no irqs, or have no user
 	 * context, we must not take the fault..
 	 */
-	if (faulthandler_disabled() || !mm)
+	if (faulthandler_disabled() || irqs_disabled() || !mm)
 		goto no_context;
 
 	if (user_mode(regs))