diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 50a1d1f9b6d3..20c49b8450b8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ config X86
 	select KTIME_SCALAR if X86_32
 	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
+	select HAVE_RCU_USER_QS if X86_64
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
 	def_bool (KPROBES || PERF_EVENTS || UPROBES)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index b280908a376e..bca0ab903e57 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -779,6 +779,8 @@ static void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs)
 void
 do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, void *unused, __u32 thread_info_flags)
 {
+	rcu_user_exit();
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
 	/* notify userspace of pending MCEs */
 	if (thread_info_flags & _TIF_MCE_NOTIFY)
@@ -804,6 +806,8 @@ do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, void *unused, __u32 thread_info_flags)
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	clear_thread_flag(TIF_IRET);
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
+
+	rcu_user_enter();
 }
 
 void signal_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, void __user *frame, char *where)