diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 2779321046bd..017d937639fe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -509,14 +509,14 @@ static int genregs_get(struct task_struct *target,
 {
 	if (kbuf) {
 		unsigned long *k = kbuf;
-		while (count > 0) {
+		while (count >= sizeof(*k)) {
 			*k++ = getreg(target, pos);
 			count -= sizeof(*k);
 			pos += sizeof(*k);
 		}
 	} else {
 		unsigned long __user *u = ubuf;
-		while (count > 0) {
+		while (count >= sizeof(*u)) {
 			if (__put_user(getreg(target, pos), u++))
 				return -EFAULT;
 			count -= sizeof(*u);
@@ -535,14 +535,14 @@ static int genregs_set(struct task_struct *target,
 	int ret = 0;
 	if (kbuf) {
 		const unsigned long *k = kbuf;
-		while (count > 0 && !ret) {
+		while (count >= sizeof(*k) && !ret) {
 			ret = putreg(target, pos, *k++);
 			count -= sizeof(*k);
 			pos += sizeof(*k);
 		}
 	} else {
 		const unsigned long  __user *u = ubuf;
-		while (count > 0 && !ret) {
+		while (count >= sizeof(*u) && !ret) {
 			unsigned long word;
 			ret = __get_user(word, u++);
 			if (ret)
@@ -1458,14 +1458,14 @@ static int genregs32_get(struct task_struct *target,
 {
 	if (kbuf) {
 		compat_ulong_t *k = kbuf;
-		while (count > 0) {
+		while (count >= sizeof(*k)) {
 			getreg32(target, pos, k++);
 			count -= sizeof(*k);
 			pos += sizeof(*k);
 		}
 	} else {
 		compat_ulong_t __user *u = ubuf;
-		while (count > 0) {
+		while (count >= sizeof(*u)) {
 			compat_ulong_t word;
 			getreg32(target, pos, &word);
 			if (__put_user(word, u++))
@@ -1486,14 +1486,14 @@ static int genregs32_set(struct task_struct *target,
 	int ret = 0;
 	if (kbuf) {
 		const compat_ulong_t *k = kbuf;
-		while (count > 0 && !ret) {
+		while (count >= sizeof(*k) && !ret) {
 			ret = putreg32(target, pos, *k++);
 			count -= sizeof(*k);
 			pos += sizeof(*k);
 		}
 	} else {
 		const compat_ulong_t __user *u = ubuf;
-		while (count > 0 && !ret) {
+		while (count >= sizeof(*u) && !ret) {
 			compat_ulong_t word;
 			ret = __get_user(word, u++);
 			if (ret)