diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 67db4f4..5a6b8f8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -209,9 +209,6 @@
 		if (fixup_exception(regs, trapnr))
 			return 0;
 
-		if (fixup_bug(regs, trapnr))
-			return 0;
-
 		tsk->thread.error_code = error_code;
 		tsk->thread.trap_nr = trapnr;
 		die(str, regs, error_code);
@@ -292,6 +289,13 @@
 
 	RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(!rcu_is_watching(), "entry code didn't wake RCU");
 
+	/*
+	 * WARN*()s end up here; fix them up before we call the
+	 * notifier chain.
+	 */
+	if (!user_mode(regs) && fixup_bug(regs, trapnr))
+		return;
+
 	if (notify_die(DIE_TRAP, str, regs, error_code, trapnr, signr) !=
 			NOTIFY_STOP) {
 		cond_local_irq_enable(regs);