diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
index 26889366929a..329d9391c83d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <asm/pgalloc.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm/unistd.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_S390_SUPPORT
 #include "compat_ptrace.h"
@@ -130,13 +131,19 @@ static int
 peek_user(struct task_struct *child, addr_t addr, addr_t data)
 {
 	struct user *dummy = NULL;
-	addr_t offset, tmp;
+	addr_t offset, tmp, mask;
 
 	/*
 	 * Stupid gdb peeks/pokes the access registers in 64 bit with
 	 * an alignment of 4. Programmers from hell...
 	 */
-	if ((addr & 3) || addr > sizeof(struct user) - __ADDR_MASK)
+	mask = __ADDR_MASK;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_S390X
+	if (addr >= (addr_t) &dummy->regs.acrs &&
+	    addr < (addr_t) &dummy->regs.orig_gpr2)
+		mask = 3;
+#endif
+	if ((addr & mask) || addr > sizeof(struct user) - __ADDR_MASK)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (addr < (addr_t) &dummy->regs.acrs) {
@@ -153,6 +160,16 @@ peek_user(struct task_struct *child, addr_t addr, addr_t data)
 		 * access registers are stored in the thread structure
 		 */
 		offset = addr - (addr_t) &dummy->regs.acrs;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_S390X
+		/*
+		 * Very special case: old & broken 64 bit gdb reading
+		 * from acrs[15]. Result is a 64 bit value. Read the
+		 * 32 bit acrs[15] value and shift it by 32. Sick...
+		 */
+		if (addr == (addr_t) &dummy->regs.acrs[15])
+			tmp = ((unsigned long) child->thread.acrs[15]) << 32;
+		else
+#endif
 		tmp = *(addr_t *)((addr_t) &child->thread.acrs + offset);
 
 	} else if (addr == (addr_t) &dummy->regs.orig_gpr2) {
@@ -167,6 +184,9 @@ peek_user(struct task_struct *child, addr_t addr, addr_t data)
 		 */
 		offset = addr - (addr_t) &dummy->regs.fp_regs;
 		tmp = *(addr_t *)((addr_t) &child->thread.fp_regs + offset);
+		if (addr == (addr_t) &dummy->regs.fp_regs.fpc)
+			tmp &= (unsigned long) FPC_VALID_MASK
+				<< (BITS_PER_LONG - 32);
 
 	} else if (addr < (addr_t) (&dummy->regs.per_info + 1)) {
 		/*
@@ -191,13 +211,19 @@ static int
 poke_user(struct task_struct *child, addr_t addr, addr_t data)
 {
 	struct user *dummy = NULL;
-	addr_t offset;
+	addr_t offset, mask;
 
 	/*
 	 * Stupid gdb peeks/pokes the access registers in 64 bit with
 	 * an alignment of 4. Programmers from hell indeed...
 	 */
-	if ((addr & 3) || addr > sizeof(struct user) - __ADDR_MASK)
+	mask = __ADDR_MASK;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_S390X
+	if (addr >= (addr_t) &dummy->regs.acrs &&
+	    addr < (addr_t) &dummy->regs.orig_gpr2)
+		mask = 3;
+#endif
+	if ((addr & mask) || addr > sizeof(struct user) - __ADDR_MASK)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (addr < (addr_t) &dummy->regs.acrs) {
@@ -224,6 +250,17 @@ poke_user(struct task_struct *child, addr_t addr, addr_t data)
 		 * access registers are stored in the thread structure
 		 */
 		offset = addr - (addr_t) &dummy->regs.acrs;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_S390X
+		/*
+		 * Very special case: old & broken 64 bit gdb writing
+		 * to acrs[15] with a 64 bit value. Ignore the lower
+		 * half of the value and write the upper 32 bit to
+		 * acrs[15]. Sick...
+		 */
+		if (addr == (addr_t) &dummy->regs.acrs[15])
+			child->thread.acrs[15] = (unsigned int) (data >> 32);
+		else
+#endif
 		*(addr_t *)((addr_t) &child->thread.acrs + offset) = data;
 
 	} else if (addr == (addr_t) &dummy->regs.orig_gpr2) {
@@ -237,7 +274,8 @@ poke_user(struct task_struct *child, addr_t addr, addr_t data)
 		 * floating point regs. are stored in the thread structure
 		 */
 		if (addr == (addr_t) &dummy->regs.fp_regs.fpc &&
-		    (data & ~FPC_VALID_MASK) != 0)
+		    (data & ~((unsigned long) FPC_VALID_MASK
+			      << (BITS_PER_LONG - 32))) != 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		offset = addr - (addr_t) &dummy->regs.fp_regs;
 		*(addr_t *)((addr_t) &child->thread.fp_regs + offset) = data;