diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 3f959c01bfdb3c8e6c1e15432c7aaaaa95e1b56e..5014e187df23586807ca0e76d72f102fa6d53f05 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -1122,9 +1122,15 @@ extern size_t __copy_in_user_eva(void *__to, const void *__from, size_t __n);
 	__cu_to = (to);							\
 	__cu_from = (from);						\
 	__cu_len = (n);							\
-	might_fault();							\
-	__cu_len = __invoke_copy_from_user(__cu_to, __cu_from,		\
-					   __cu_len);			\
+	if (eva_kernel_access()) {					\
+		__cu_len = __invoke_copy_from_kernel(__cu_to,		\
+						     __cu_from,		\
+						     __cu_len);		\
+	} else {							\
+		might_fault();						\
+		__cu_len = __invoke_copy_from_user(__cu_to, __cu_from,	\
+						   __cu_len);		\
+	}								\
 	__cu_len;							\
 })