diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
index ef78c2d66cdde243b8bb1887054faab51b13d838..85c4d9ac8686d805399b926929a59ed19dc2c506 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
@@ -136,8 +136,11 @@ ia64_do_page_fault (unsigned long address, unsigned long isr, struct pt_regs *re
 	 */
 	fault = handle_mm_fault(vma, address, flags, regs);
 
-	if (fault_signal_pending(fault, regs))
+	if (fault_signal_pending(fault, regs)) {
+		if (!user_mode(regs))
+			goto no_context;
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/* The fault is fully completed (including releasing mmap lock) */
 	if (fault & VM_FAULT_COMPLETED)