diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/thread_info.h
index a73038155e0d..003b04edcff6 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 #define TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT	9	/* syscall auditing active */
 #define TIF_SECCOMP		10	/* secure computing */
 #define TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT	11	/* syscall tracepoint instrumentation */
-#define TIF_SIE			12	/* guest execution active */
 #define TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG	16	/* true if poll_idle() is polling
 					   TIF_NEED_RESCHED */
 #define TIF_31BIT		17	/* 32bit process */
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 #define _TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT	(1<<TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT)
 #define _TIF_SECCOMP		(1<<TIF_SECCOMP)
 #define _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT	(1<<TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)
-#define _TIF_SIE		(1<<TIF_SIE)
 #define _TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG	(1<<TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG)
 #define _TIF_31BIT		(1<<TIF_31BIT)
 #define _TIF_SINGLE_STEP	(1<<TIF_SINGLE_STEP)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S b/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
index 570c29d9b31b..3a633af72bae 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
@@ -968,7 +968,6 @@ ENTRY(sie64a)
 	xc	__SF_EMPTY+16(8,%r15),__SF_EMPTY+16(%r15) # host id == 0
 	lmg	%r0,%r13,0(%r3)			# load guest gprs 0-13
 	lg	%r14,__LC_THREAD_INFO		# pointer thread_info struct
-	oi	__TI_flags+6(%r14),_TIF_SIE>>8
 sie_loop:
 	lg	%r14,__LC_THREAD_INFO		# pointer thread_info struct
 	tm	__TI_flags+7(%r14),_TIF_EXIT_SIE
@@ -986,7 +985,6 @@ sie_done:
 	lg	%r14,__LC_THREAD_INFO		# pointer thread_info struct
 sie_exit:
 	lctlg	%c1,%c1,__LC_USER_ASCE		# load primary asce
-	ni	__TI_flags+6(%r14),255-(_TIF_SIE>>8)
 	lg	%r14,__SF_EMPTY+8(%r15)		# load guest register save area
 	stmg	%r0,%r13,0(%r14)		# save guest gprs 0-13
 	lmg	%r6,%r14,__SF_GPRS(%r15)	# restore kernel registers
@@ -995,7 +993,6 @@ sie_exit:
 sie_fault:
 	lctlg	%c1,%c1,__LC_USER_ASCE		# load primary asce
 	lg	%r14,__LC_THREAD_INFO		# pointer thread_info struct
-	ni	__TI_flags+6(%r14),255-(_TIF_SIE>>8)
 	lg	%r14,__SF_EMPTY+8(%r15)		# load guest register save area
 	stmg	%r0,%r13,0(%r14)		# save guest gprs 0-13
 	lmg	%r6,%r14,__SF_GPRS(%r15)	# restore kernel registers
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
index 46ef3fd0663b..b9aeaca26d3a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static inline int do_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, int access)
 	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PGSTE
-	if (test_tsk_thread_flag(current, TIF_SIE) && S390_lowcore.gmap) {
+	if ((current->flags & PF_VCPU) && S390_lowcore.gmap) {
 		address = __gmap_fault(address,
 				     (struct gmap *) S390_lowcore.gmap);
 		if (address == -EFAULT) {