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diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index c1d018238f3..e58935c25b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -720,6 +720,18 @@ __bad_area_nosemaphore(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
if (is_errata100(regs, address))
return;
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+ /*
+ * Instruction fetch faults in the vsyscall page might need
+ * emulation.
+ */
+ if (unlikely((error_code & PF_INSTR) &&
+ ((address & ~0xfff) == VSYSCALL_START))) {
+ if (emulate_vsyscall(regs, address))
+ return;
+ }
+#endif
+
if (unlikely(show_unhandled_signals))
show_signal_msg(regs, error_code, address, tsk);