diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/traps.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/traps.c
index eebbfd8c26fc..9d2f45f010ef 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/traps.c
@@ -101,9 +101,8 @@ static dispatch_init_table_t __initdata dispatch_init_table[] = {
 #if XCHAL_UNALIGNED_LOAD_EXCEPTION || XCHAL_UNALIGNED_STORE_EXCEPTION
 #ifdef CONFIG_XTENSA_UNALIGNED_USER
 { EXCCAUSE_UNALIGNED,		USER,	   fast_unaligned },
-#else
-{ EXCCAUSE_UNALIGNED,		0,	   do_unaligned_user },
 #endif
+{ EXCCAUSE_UNALIGNED,		0,	   do_unaligned_user },
 { EXCCAUSE_UNALIGNED,		KRNL,	   fast_unaligned },
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
@@ -264,7 +263,6 @@ do_illegal_instruction(struct pt_regs *regs)
  */
 
 #if XCHAL_UNALIGNED_LOAD_EXCEPTION || XCHAL_UNALIGNED_STORE_EXCEPTION
-#ifndef CONFIG_XTENSA_UNALIGNED_USER
 void
 do_unaligned_user (struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
@@ -286,7 +284,6 @@ do_unaligned_user (struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 }
 #endif
-#endif
 
 void
 do_debug(struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vectors.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vectors.S
index 8453e6e39895..1b397a902292 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vectors.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vectors.S
@@ -454,8 +454,14 @@ _DoubleExceptionVector_WindowOverflow:
 	s32i	a0, a2, PT_DEPC
 
 _DoubleExceptionVector_handle_exception:
+	addi	a0, a0, -EXCCAUSE_UNALIGNED
+	beqz	a0, 2f
 	addx4	a0, a0, a3
-	l32i	a0, a0, EXC_TABLE_FAST_USER
+	l32i	a0, a0, EXC_TABLE_FAST_USER + 4 * EXCCAUSE_UNALIGNED
+	xsr	a3, excsave1
+	jx	a0
+2:
+	movi	a0, user_exception
 	xsr	a3, excsave1
 	jx	a0
 
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index d16db6df86f8..fc1bc2ba8d5d 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -269,13 +269,13 @@ SECTIONS
 		  .UserExceptionVector.literal)
   SECTION_VECTOR (_DoubleExceptionVector_literal,
 		  .DoubleExceptionVector.literal,
-		  DOUBLEEXC_VECTOR_VADDR - 40,
+		  DOUBLEEXC_VECTOR_VADDR - 48,
 		  SIZEOF(.UserExceptionVector.text),
 		  .UserExceptionVector.text)
   SECTION_VECTOR (_DoubleExceptionVector_text,
 		  .DoubleExceptionVector.text,
 		  DOUBLEEXC_VECTOR_VADDR,
-		  40,
+		  48,
 		  .DoubleExceptionVector.literal)
 
   . = (LOADADDR( .DoubleExceptionVector.text ) + SIZEOF( .DoubleExceptionVector.text ) + 3) & ~ 3;