diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
index e26e86bb56fe..892212161aa8 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ static int putreg(struct task_struct *child,
 				return -EIO;
 			value &= 0xffff;
 			break;
+		case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct, rip):
+			/* Check if the new RIP address is canonical */
+			if (value >= TASK_SIZE)
+				return -EIO;
+			break;
 	}
 	put_stack_long(child, regno - sizeof(struct pt_regs), value);
 	return 0;