arch/x86/include/asm/sigcontext.h      |  2 +-
 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h |  2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c               | 22 +++++++++-------------
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sigcontext.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sigcontext.h
index 6fe6b182c998..2cefce9b52bd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sigcontext.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sigcontext.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct sigcontext {
 	unsigned short cs;
 	unsigned short __pad2;	/* Was called gs, but was always zero. */
 	unsigned short __pad1;	/* Was called fs, but was always zero. */
-	unsigned short ss;
+	unsigned short __pad0;
 	unsigned long err;
 	unsigned long trapno;
 	unsigned long oldmask;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h
index 0e8a973de9ee..b659f3ee464d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ struct sigcontext {
 	__u16 __pad2;		/* Was gs. */
 	__u16 __pad1;		/* Was fs. */
 
-	__u16 ss;
+	__u16 __pad0;
 	__u64 err;
 	__u64 trapno;
 	__u64 oldmask;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index 206996c1669d..cecc669d397a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -93,8 +93,15 @@ int restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, struct sigcontext __user *sc)
 		COPY(r15);
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_64 */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 		COPY_SEG_CPL3(cs);
 		COPY_SEG_CPL3(ss);
+#else /* !CONFIG_X86_32 */
+		/* Kernel saves and restores only the CS segment register on signals,
+		 * which is the bare minimum needed to allow mixed 32/64-bit code.
+		 * App's signal handler can save/restore other segments if needed. */
+		COPY_SEG_CPL3(cs);
+#endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
 
 		get_user_ex(tmpflags, &sc->flags);
 		regs->flags = (regs->flags & ~FIX_EFLAGS) | (tmpflags & FIX_EFLAGS);
@@ -156,7 +163,6 @@ int setup_sigcontext(struct sigcontext __user *sc, void __user *fpstate,
 		put_user_ex(regs->cs, &sc->cs);
 		put_user_ex(0, &sc->__pad2);
 		put_user_ex(0, &sc->__pad1);
-		put_user_ex(regs->ss, &sc->ss);
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
 
 		put_user_ex(fpstate, &sc->fpstate);
@@ -451,19 +457,9 @@ static int __setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct ksignal *ksig,
 
 	regs->sp = (unsigned long)frame;
 
-	/*
-	 * Set up the CS and SS registers to run signal handlers in
-	 * 64-bit mode, even if the handler happens to be interrupting
-	 * 32-bit or 16-bit code.
-	 *
-	 * SS is subtle.  In 64-bit mode, we don't need any particular
-	 * SS descriptor, but we do need SS to be valid.  It's possible
-	 * that the old SS is entirely bogus -- this can happen if the
-	 * signal we're trying to deliver is #GP or #SS caused by a bad
-	 * SS value.
-	 */
+	/* Set up the CS register to run signal handlers in 64-bit mode,
+	   even if the handler happens to be interrupting 32-bit code. */
 	regs->cs = __USER_CS;
-	regs->ss = __USER_DS;
 
 	return 0;
 }