diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
index 84ed2e77ef9c..adfde59cf4ba 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -473,8 +473,10 @@ static long restore_tm_sigcontexts(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	err |= __get_user(tsk->thread.ckpt_regs.ccr,
 			  &sc->gp_regs[PT_CCR]);
 
+	/* Don't allow userspace to set the trap value */
+	regs->trap = 0;
+
 	/* These regs are not checkpointed; they can go in 'regs'. */
-	err |= __get_user(regs->trap, &sc->gp_regs[PT_TRAP]);
 	err |= __get_user(regs->dar, &sc->gp_regs[PT_DAR]);
 	err |= __get_user(regs->dsisr, &sc->gp_regs[PT_DSISR]);
 	err |= __get_user(regs->result, &sc->gp_regs[PT_RESULT]);