diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/uprobes.c b/arch/x86/kernel/uprobes.c
index 08cdb82815fe..e72903eacd43 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/uprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/uprobes.c
@@ -594,6 +594,15 @@ int arch_uprobe_post_xol(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct uprobe_task *utask = current->utask;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(current->thread.trap_nr != UPROBE_TRAP_NR);
+
+	if (auprobe->ops->post_xol) {
+		int err = auprobe->ops->post_xol(auprobe, regs);
+		if (err) {
+			arch_uprobe_abort_xol(auprobe, regs);
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+
 	current->thread.trap_nr = utask->autask.saved_trap_nr;
 	/*
 	 * arch_uprobe_pre_xol() doesn't save the state of TIF_BLOCKSTEP
@@ -605,8 +614,6 @@ int arch_uprobe_post_xol(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	else if (!(auprobe->fixups & UPROBE_FIX_SETF))
 		regs->flags &= ~X86_EFLAGS_TF;
 
-	if (auprobe->ops->post_xol)
-		return auprobe->ops->post_xol(auprobe, regs);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -641,8 +648,9 @@ int arch_uprobe_exception_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long val,
 
 /*
  * This function gets called when XOL instruction either gets trapped or
- * the thread has a fatal signal, so reset the instruction pointer to its
- * probed address.
+ * the thread has a fatal signal, or if arch_uprobe_post_xol() failed.
+ * Reset the instruction pointer to its probed address for the potential
+ * restart or for post mortem analysis.
  */
 void arch_uprobe_abort_xol(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index ea2a7c0728bb..d1edc5e6fd03 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -1867,10 +1867,11 @@ static void handle_swbp(struct pt_regs *regs)
 static void handle_singlestep(struct uprobe_task *utask, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct uprobe *uprobe;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	uprobe = utask->active_uprobe;
 	if (utask->state == UTASK_SSTEP_ACK)
-		arch_uprobe_post_xol(&uprobe->arch, regs);
+		err = arch_uprobe_post_xol(&uprobe->arch, regs);
 	else if (utask->state == UTASK_SSTEP_TRAPPED)
 		arch_uprobe_abort_xol(&uprobe->arch, regs);
 	else
@@ -1884,6 +1885,11 @@ static void handle_singlestep(struct uprobe_task *utask, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	recalc_sigpending(); /* see uprobe_deny_signal() */
 	spin_unlock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
+
+	if (unlikely(err)) {
+		uprobe_warn(current, "execute the probed insn, sending SIGILL.");
+		force_sig_info(SIGILL, SEND_SIG_FORCED, current);
+	}
 }
 
 /*