diff --git a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
index 5c40c3ebe52f..687714db6f4d 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
@@ -219,8 +219,11 @@ void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address,
 	 */
 	fault = handle_mm_fault(vma, address, flags, regs);
 
-	if (fault_signal_pending(fault, regs))
+	if (fault_signal_pending(fault, regs)) {
+		if (!user_mode(regs))
+			bad_page_fault(regs, address, SIGBUS);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/* The fault is fully completed (including releasing mmap lock) */
 	if (fault & VM_FAULT_COMPLETED)