diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 0518a0b..0d638f0 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -1570,8 +1570,16 @@
 	int oldval, ret;
 
 	if (encoded_op & (FUTEX_OP_OPARG_SHIFT << 28)) {
-		if (oparg < 0 || oparg > 31)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (oparg < 0 || oparg > 31) {
+			char comm[sizeof(current->comm)];
+			/*
+			 * kill this print and return -EINVAL when userspace
+			 * is sane again
+			 */
+			pr_info_ratelimited("futex_wake_op: %s tries to shift op by %d; fix this program\n",
+					get_task_comm(comm, current), oparg);
+			oparg &= 31;
+		}
 		oparg = 1 << oparg;
 	}