diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 27c0ef30002e..9180f4416dba 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -2412,11 +2412,11 @@ long do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	      int __user *child_tidptr)
 {
 	struct kernel_clone_args args = {
-		.flags		= (clone_flags & ~CSIGNAL),
+		.flags		= (lower_32_bits(clone_flags) & ~CSIGNAL),
 		.pidfd		= parent_tidptr,
 		.child_tid	= child_tidptr,
 		.parent_tid	= parent_tidptr,
-		.exit_signal	= (clone_flags & CSIGNAL),
+		.exit_signal	= (lower_32_bits(clone_flags) & CSIGNAL),
 		.stack		= stack_start,
 		.stack_size	= stack_size,
 	};
@@ -2434,8 +2434,9 @@ long do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
 pid_t kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct kernel_clone_args args = {
-		.flags		= ((flags | CLONE_VM | CLONE_UNTRACED) & ~CSIGNAL),
-		.exit_signal	= (flags & CSIGNAL),
+		.flags		= ((lower_32_bits(flags) | CLONE_VM |
+				    CLONE_UNTRACED) & ~CSIGNAL),
+		.exit_signal	= (lower_32_bits(flags) & CSIGNAL),
 		.stack		= (unsigned long)fn,
 		.stack_size	= (unsigned long)arg,
 	};
@@ -2496,11 +2497,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(clone, unsigned long, clone_flags, unsigned long, newsp,
 #endif
 {
 	struct kernel_clone_args args = {
-		.flags		= (clone_flags & ~CSIGNAL),
+		.flags		= (lower_32_bits(clone_flags) & ~CSIGNAL),
 		.pidfd		= parent_tidptr,
 		.child_tid	= child_tidptr,
 		.parent_tid	= parent_tidptr,
-		.exit_signal	= (clone_flags & CSIGNAL),
+		.exit_signal	= (lower_32_bits(clone_flags) & CSIGNAL),
 		.stack		= newsp,
 		.tls		= tls,
 	};