diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/maccess.c b/arch/x86/mm/maccess.c
index 6993f026adec..42115ac079cf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/maccess.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/maccess.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 
+#include <asm/vsyscall.h>
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 bool copy_from_kernel_nofault_allowed(const void *unsafe_src, size_t size)
 {
@@ -15,6 +17,14 @@ bool copy_from_kernel_nofault_allowed(const void *unsafe_src, size_t size)
 	if (vaddr < TASK_SIZE_MAX + PAGE_SIZE)
 		return false;
 
+	/*
+	 * Reading from the vsyscall page may cause an unhandled fault in
+	 * certain cases.  Though it is at an address above TASK_SIZE_MAX, it is
+	 * usually considered as a user space address.
+	 */
+	if (is_vsyscall_vaddr(vaddr))
+		return false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Allow everything during early boot before 'x86_virt_bits'
 	 * is initialized.  Needed for instruction decoding in early