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diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c b/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
index 7bcda6d69d87..61eb0c8a6e47 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/signal.c
@@ -604,7 +604,9 @@ int fastcall do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs, sigset_t *oldset)
* We want the common case to go fast, which
* is why we may in certain cases get here from
* kernel mode. Just return without doing anything
- * if so.
+ * if so. vm86 regs switched out by assembly code
+ * before reaching here, so testing against kernel
+ * CS suffices.
*/
if (!user_mode(regs))
return 1;
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