diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/hypervisor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/hypervisor.h
index 8b2d4bea9962..39171b3646bb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/hypervisor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/xen/hypervisor.h
@@ -62,4 +62,6 @@ void xen_arch_register_cpu(int num);
 void xen_arch_unregister_cpu(int num);
 #endif
 
+extern void xen_set_iopl_mask(unsigned mask);
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_XEN_HYPERVISOR_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index b9d99e0f82c4..9f751876066f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <asm/syscalls.h>
 #include <asm/debugreg.h>
 #include <asm/switch_to.h>
+#include <asm/xen/hypervisor.h>
 
 asmlinkage extern void ret_from_fork(void);
 
@@ -411,6 +412,17 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 		     task_thread_info(prev_p)->flags & _TIF_WORK_CTXSW_PREV))
 		__switch_to_xtra(prev_p, next_p, tss);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_XEN
+	/*
+	 * On Xen PV, IOPL bits in pt_regs->flags have no effect, and
+	 * current_pt_regs()->flags may not match the current task's
+	 * intended IOPL.  We need to switch it manually.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XENPV) &&
+		     prev->iopl != next->iopl))
+		xen_set_iopl_mask(next->iopl);
+#endif
+
 	if (static_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_SYSRET_SS_ATTRS)) {
 		/*
 		 * AMD CPUs have a misfeature: SYSRET sets the SS selector but
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
index 2c261082eadf..8381fb990c7f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ static void xen_load_sp0(struct tss_struct *tss,
 	tss->x86_tss.sp0 = thread->sp0;
 }
 
-static void xen_set_iopl_mask(unsigned mask)
+void xen_set_iopl_mask(unsigned mask)
 {
 	struct physdev_set_iopl set_iopl;