1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
index af1d14a9ebda..dcbbaa165bde 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 #include <asm/syscalls.h>
 
+int sysctl_ldt16 = 0;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 static void flush_ldt(void *current_mm)
 {
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ static int write_ldt(void __user *ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode)
          * IRET leaking the high bits of the kernel stack address.
          */
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-        if (!ldt_info.seg_32bit) {
+        if (!ldt_info.seg_32bit && !sysctl_ldt16) {
                 error = -EINVAL;
                 goto out_unlock;
         }