diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 31a689b67be3..23ac69a61a95 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ int fixup_bug(struct pt_regs *regs, int trapnr)
 }
 
 static nokprobe_inline int
-do_trap_no_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, int trapnr, char *str,
+do_trap_no_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, int trapnr, const char *str,
 		  struct pt_regs *regs,	long error_code)
 {
 	if (v8086_mode(regs)) {
@@ -202,10 +202,7 @@ do_trap_no_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, int trapnr, char *str,
 						error_code, trapnr))
 				return 0;
 		}
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	if (!user_mode(regs)) {
+	} else if (!user_mode(regs)) {
 		if (fixup_exception(regs, trapnr))
 			return 0;
 
@@ -214,6 +211,18 @@ do_trap_no_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, int trapnr, char *str,
 		die(str, regs, error_code);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * We want error_code and trap_nr set for userspace faults and
+	 * kernelspace faults which result in die(), but not
+	 * kernelspace faults which are fixed up.  die() gives the
+	 * process no chance to handle the signal and notice the
+	 * kernel fault information, so that won't result in polluting
+	 * the information about previously queued, but not yet
+	 * delivered, faults.  See also do_general_protection below.
+	 */
+	tsk->thread.error_code = error_code;
+	tsk->thread.trap_nr = trapnr;
+
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -271,17 +280,6 @@ do_trap(int trapnr, int signr, char *str, struct pt_regs *regs,
 
 	if (!do_trap_no_signal(tsk, trapnr, str, regs, error_code))
 		return;
-	/*
-	 * We want error_code and trap_nr set for userspace faults and
-	 * kernelspace faults which result in die(), but not
-	 * kernelspace faults which are fixed up.  die() gives the
-	 * process no chance to handle the signal and notice the
-	 * kernel fault information, so that won't result in polluting
-	 * the information about previously queued, but not yet
-	 * delivered, faults.  See also do_general_protection below.
-	 */
-	tsk->thread.error_code = error_code;
-	tsk->thread.trap_nr = trapnr;
 
 	show_signal(tsk, signr, "trap ", str, regs, error_code);