diff --git a/lib/strncpy_from_user.c b/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
index b90ec550183a..34696a348864 100644
--- a/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
+++ b/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ long strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char __user *src, long count)
 {
 	unsigned long max_addr, src_addr;
 
+	might_fault();
 	if (unlikely(count <= 0))
 		return 0;