diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h b/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
index 4694c64252d6..3282f8b992fc 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ typedef struct siginfo {
 /*
  * SIGFPE si_codes
  */
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#define FPE_FIXME	(__SI_FAULT|0)	/* Broken dup of SI_USER */
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #define __FPE_DECOVF	(__SI_FAULT|9)	/* decimal overflow */
 #define __FPE_DECDIV	(__SI_FAULT|10)	/* decimal division by zero */
 #define __FPE_DECERR	(__SI_FAULT|11)	/* packed decimal error */
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c
index 7b1fe9462158..3cb17cf9b362 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/traps.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ handle_fpu_swa (int fp_fault, struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long isr)
 			}
 			siginfo.si_signo = SIGFPE;
 			siginfo.si_errno = 0;
-			siginfo.si_code = __SI_FAULT;	/* default code */
+			siginfo.si_code = FPE_FIXME;	/* default code */
 			siginfo.si_addr = (void __user *) (regs->cr_iip + ia64_psr(regs)->ri);
 			if (isr & 0x11) {
 				siginfo.si_code = FPE_FLTINV;
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ handle_fpu_swa (int fp_fault, struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long isr)
 			/* raise exception */
 			siginfo.si_signo = SIGFPE;
 			siginfo.si_errno = 0;
-			siginfo.si_code = __SI_FAULT;	/* default code */
+			siginfo.si_code = FPE_FIXME;	/* default code */
 			siginfo.si_addr = (void __user *) (regs->cr_iip + ia64_psr(regs)->ri);
 			if (isr & 0x880) {
 				siginfo.si_code = FPE_FLTOVF;