diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/fault.c b/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
index 8df1638259f3..6836095251ed 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void do_page_fault(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct vm_area_struct *vma = NULL;
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 	struct mm_struct *mm = tsk->mm;
-	int si_code = 0;
+	int si_code = SEGV_MAPERR;
 	int ret;
 	vm_fault_t fault;
 	int write = regs->ecr_cause & ECR_C_PROTV_STORE;  /* ST/EX */
@@ -81,16 +81,14 @@ void do_page_fault(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 * only copy the information from the master page table,
 	 * nothing more.
 	 */
-	if (address >= VMALLOC_START) {
+	if (address >= VMALLOC_START && !user_mode(regs)) {
 		ret = handle_kernel_vaddr_fault(address);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
-			goto bad_area_nosemaphore;
+			goto no_context;
 		else
 			return;
 	}
 
-	si_code = SEGV_MAPERR;
-
 	/*
 	 * If we're in an interrupt or have no user
 	 * context, we must not take the fault..
@@ -198,7 +196,6 @@ good_area:
 bad_area:
 	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
-bad_area_nosemaphore:
 	/* User mode accesses just cause a SIGSEGV */
 	if (user_mode(regs)) {
 		tsk->thread.fault_address = address;