diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 7305f7dfc7abe7ef46875a9028556de99f73e79e..f84cfd1b0c0bb4ef21c63bbedd27f499c059a9e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -110,11 +110,16 @@ void __show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, int all)
 	get_debugreg(d1, 1);
 	get_debugreg(d2, 2);
 	get_debugreg(d3, 3);
-	printk(KERN_DEFAULT "DR0: %08lx DR1: %08lx DR2: %08lx DR3: %08lx\n",
-			d0, d1, d2, d3);
-
 	get_debugreg(d6, 6);
 	get_debugreg(d7, 7);
+
+	/* Only print out debug registers if they are in their non-default state. */
+	if ((d0 == 0) && (d1 == 0) && (d2 == 0) && (d3 == 0) &&
+	    (d6 == DR6_RESERVED) && (d7 == 0x400))
+		return;
+
+	printk(KERN_DEFAULT "DR0: %08lx DR1: %08lx DR2: %08lx DR3: %08lx\n",
+			d0, d1, d2, d3);
 	printk(KERN_DEFAULT "DR6: %08lx DR7: %08lx\n",
 			d6, d7);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 355ae06dbf94f4fb6de52a126a73f2570a8dad72..a8b9abc5459aab70527bb4416872b0cec9056ecc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -105,11 +105,18 @@ void __show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, int all)
 	get_debugreg(d0, 0);
 	get_debugreg(d1, 1);
 	get_debugreg(d2, 2);
-	printk(KERN_DEFAULT "DR0: %016lx DR1: %016lx DR2: %016lx\n", d0, d1, d2);
 	get_debugreg(d3, 3);
 	get_debugreg(d6, 6);
 	get_debugreg(d7, 7);
+
+	/* Only print out debug registers if they are in their non-default state. */
+	if ((d0 == 0) && (d1 == 0) && (d2 == 0) && (d3 == 0) &&
+	    (d6 == DR6_RESERVED) && (d7 == 0x400))
+		return;
+
+	printk(KERN_DEFAULT "DR0: %016lx DR1: %016lx DR2: %016lx\n", d0, d1, d2);
 	printk(KERN_DEFAULT "DR3: %016lx DR6: %016lx DR7: %016lx\n", d3, d6, d7);
+
 }
 
 void release_thread(struct task_struct *dead_task)