diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index d3e3bbd5d3a0..f0029d17b14b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -348,9 +348,15 @@ dotraplinkage void do_double_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
 
 	/*
 	 * If IRET takes a non-IST fault on the espfix64 stack, then we
-	 * end up promoting it to a doublefault.  In that case, modify
-	 * the stack to make it look like we just entered the #GP
-	 * handler from user space, similar to bad_iret.
+	 * end up promoting it to a doublefault.  In that case, take
+	 * advantage of the fact that we're not using the normal (TSS.sp0)
+	 * stack right now.  We can write a fake #GP(0) frame at TSS.sp0
+	 * and then modify our own IRET frame so that, when we return,
+	 * we land directly at the #GP(0) vector with the stack already
+	 * set up according to its expectations.
+	 *
+	 * The net result is that our #GP handler will think that we
+	 * entered from usermode with the bad user context.
 	 *
 	 * No need for ist_enter here because we don't use RCU.
 	 */
@@ -358,13 +364,26 @@ dotraplinkage void do_double_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
 		regs->cs == __KERNEL_CS &&
 		regs->ip == (unsigned long)native_irq_return_iret)
 	{
-		struct pt_regs *normal_regs = task_pt_regs(current);
+		struct pt_regs *gpregs = (struct pt_regs *)this_cpu_read(cpu_tss.x86_tss.sp0) - 1;
 
-		/* Fake a #GP(0) from userspace. */
-		memmove(&normal_regs->ip, (void *)regs->sp, 5*8);
-		normal_regs->orig_ax = 0;  /* Missing (lost) #GP error code */
+		/*
+		 * regs->sp points to the failing IRET frame on the
+		 * ESPFIX64 stack.  Copy it to the entry stack.  This fills
+		 * in gpregs->ss through gpregs->ip.
+		 *
+		 */
+		memmove(&gpregs->ip, (void *)regs->sp, 5*8);
+		gpregs->orig_ax = 0;  /* Missing (lost) #GP error code */
+
+		/*
+		 * Adjust our frame so that we return straight to the #GP
+		 * vector with the expected RSP value.  This is safe because
+		 * we won't enable interupts or schedule before we invoke
+		 * general_protection, so nothing will clobber the stack
+		 * frame we just set up.
+		 */
 		regs->ip = (unsigned long)general_protection;
-		regs->sp = (unsigned long)&normal_regs->orig_ax;
+		regs->sp = (unsigned long)&gpregs->orig_ax;
 
 		return;
 	}
@@ -389,7 +408,7 @@ dotraplinkage void do_double_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
 	 *
 	 *   Processors update CR2 whenever a page fault is detected. If a
 	 *   second page fault occurs while an earlier page fault is being
-	 *   deliv- ered, the faulting linear address of the second fault will
+	 *   delivered, the faulting linear address of the second fault will
 	 *   overwrite the contents of CR2 (replacing the previous
 	 *   address). These updates to CR2 occur even if the page fault
 	 *   results in a double fault or occurs during the delivery of a