diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vm86_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/vm86_32.c
index 761a2f9039a37109a4b9b9d411db1942c1f886c4..9a2dc80059abfcdfe06512886b64d91f44d87adf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vm86_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vm86_32.c
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ static void do_sys_vm86(struct kernel_vm86_struct *info, struct task_struct *tsk
 	info->regs.pt.flags |= info->regs32->flags & ~SAFE_MASK;
 	info->regs.pt.flags |= X86_VM_MASK;
 
+	info->regs.pt.orig_ax = info->regs32->orig_ax;
+
 	switch (info->cpu_type) {
 	case CPU_286:
 		tsk->thread.v86mask = 0;