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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 58e02d938218..f7724a1d7de1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
#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);
@@ -419,6 +420,17 @@ __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(xen_pv_domain() &&
+ 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