diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
index c72c9473ef9913f9666ff54f869fe35fdfd27509..a0d042aa296755e441fe4266a7103b315a581a34 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ int ptrace_setxregs(struct task_struct *child, void __user *uregs)
 	elf_xtregs_t *xtregs = uregs;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ, uregs, sizeof(elf_xtregs_t)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
 #if XTENSA_HAVE_COPROCESSORS
 	/* Flush all coprocessors before we overwrite them. */
 	coprocessor_flush_all(ti);