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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index e471d8e6f0b2..70933193878c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ int copy_thread_tls(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
struct task_struct *tsk;
int err;
+ /*
+ * For a new task use the RESET flags value since there is no before.
+ * All the status flags are zero; DF and all the system flags must also
+ * be 0, specifically IF must be 0 because we context switch to the new
+ * task with interrupts disabled.
+ */
+ frame->flags = X86_EFLAGS_FIXED;
frame->bp = 0;
frame->ret_addr = (unsigned long) ret_from_fork;
p->thread.sp = (unsigned long) fork_frame;