diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c
index 5c1fb6aada5bfe3975fe103de3292e329eebf980..506462ef36a089845f1f20047c008465a5d6c847 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
 
 /*
  * Determines which flags the user has access to [1 = access, 0 = no access].
- * Prohibits changing ID(21), VIP(20), VIF(19), VM(17), IOPL(12-13), IF(9).
+ * Prohibits changing ID(21), VIP(20), VIF(19), VM(17), NT(14), IOPL(12-13), IF(9).
  * Also masks reserved bits (31-22, 15, 5, 3, 1).
  */
-#define FLAG_MASK 0x00054dd5
+#define FLAG_MASK 0x00050dd5
 
 /* set's the trap flag. */
 #define TRAP_FLAG 0x100