diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sigcontext.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sigcontext.h
index 9dfce4e0417d..f910cdcb71fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sigcontext.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sigcontext.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct sigcontext {
 	unsigned short cs;
 	unsigned short gs;
 	unsigned short fs;
-	unsigned short __pad0;
+	unsigned short ss;
 	unsigned long err;
 	unsigned long trapno;
 	unsigned long oldmask;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h
index d8b9f9081e86..076b11fd6fa1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct sigcontext {
 	__u16 cs;
 	__u16 gs;
 	__u16 fs;
-	__u16 __pad0;
+	__u16 ss;
 	__u64 err;
 	__u64 trapno;
 	__u64 oldmask;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index e5042463c1bc..e2f6061a9003 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -94,15 +94,8 @@ int restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, struct sigcontext __user *sc,
 		COPY(r15);
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_64 */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 		COPY_SEG_CPL3(cs);
 		COPY_SEG_CPL3(ss);
-#else /* !CONFIG_X86_32 */
-		/* Kernel saves and restores only the CS segment register on signals,
-		 * which is the bare minimum needed to allow mixed 32/64-bit code.
-		 * App's signal handler can save/restore other segments if needed. */
-		COPY_SEG_CPL3(cs);
-#endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
 
 		get_user_ex(tmpflags, &sc->flags);
 		regs->flags = (regs->flags & ~FIX_EFLAGS) | (tmpflags & FIX_EFLAGS);
@@ -164,6 +157,7 @@ int setup_sigcontext(struct sigcontext __user *sc, void __user *fpstate,
 		put_user_ex(regs->cs, &sc->cs);
 		put_user_ex(0, &sc->gs);
 		put_user_ex(0, &sc->fs);
+		put_user_ex(regs->ss, &sc->ss);
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
 
 		put_user_ex(fpstate, &sc->fpstate);
@@ -457,9 +451,19 @@ static int __setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct ksignal *ksig,
 
 	regs->sp = (unsigned long)frame;
 
-	/* Set up the CS register to run signal handlers in 64-bit mode,
-	   even if the handler happens to be interrupting 32-bit code. */
+	/*
+	 * Set up the CS and SS registers to run signal handlers in
+	 * 64-bit mode, even if the handler happens to be interrupting
+	 * 32-bit or 16-bit code.
+	 *
+	 * SS is subtle.  In 64-bit mode, we don't need any particular
+	 * SS descriptor, but we do need SS to be valid.  It's possible
+	 * that the old SS is entirely bogus -- this can happen if the
+	 * signal we're trying to deliver is #GP or #SS caused by a bad
+	 * SS value.
+	 */
 	regs->cs = __USER_CS;
+	regs->ss = __USER_DS;
 
 	return 0;
 }