diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
index 94d3a31..becc42b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
 	const int field = sizeof(unsigned long) * 2;
 	siginfo_t info;
 	int fault;
-	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE |
-						 (write ? FAULT_FLAG_WRITE : 0);
+	unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
 
 #if 0
 	printk("Cpu%d[%s:%d:%0*lx:%ld:%0*lx]\n", raw_smp_processor_id(),
@@ -93,6 +92,8 @@
 	if (in_atomic() || !mm)
 		goto bad_area_nosemaphore;
 
+	if (user_mode(regs))
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_USER;
 retry:
 	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 	vma = find_vma(mm, address);
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@
 	if (write) {
 		if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_WRITE))
 			goto bad_area;
+		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_WRITE;
 	} else {
 		if (cpu_has_rixi) {
 			if (address == regs->cp0_epc && !(vma->vm_flags & VM_EXEC)) {