diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/skas/process_kern.c b/arch/um/kernel/skas/process_kern.c
index 38b185370c42..2135eaf98a93 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/skas/process_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/skas/process_kern.c
@@ -91,10 +91,17 @@ void fork_handler(int sig)
 		panic("blech");
 
 	schedule_tail(current->thread.prev_sched);
+
+	/* XXX: if interrupt_end() calls schedule, this call to
+	 * arch_switch_to_skas isn't needed. We could want to apply this to
+	 * improve performance. -bb */
+	arch_switch_to_skas(current->thread.prev_sched, current);
+
 	current->thread.prev_sched = NULL;
 
 /* Handle any immediate reschedules or signals */
 	interrupt_end();
+
 	userspace(&current->thread.regs.regs);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-i386/ptrace.c b/arch/um/sys-i386/ptrace.c
index 6a23cc6947c3..6028bc7cc01b 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-i386/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/um/sys-i386/ptrace.c
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ void arch_switch_to_tt(struct task_struct *from, struct task_struct *to)
 
 void arch_switch_to_skas(struct task_struct *from, struct task_struct *to)
 {
-	arch_switch_tls_skas(from, to);
+	int err = arch_switch_tls_skas(from, to);
+	if (!err)
+		return;
+
+	if (err != -EINVAL)
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "arch_switch_tls_skas failed, errno %d, not EINVAL\n", -err);
+	else
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "arch_switch_tls_skas failed, errno = EINVAL\n");
 }
 
 int is_syscall(unsigned long addr)
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c b/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c
index e3c5bc593fae..2251654c6b45 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c
+++ b/arch/um/sys-i386/tls.c
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ static int get_free_idx(struct task_struct* task)
 	return -ESRCH;
 }
 
-#define O_FORCE 1
-
 static inline void clear_user_desc(struct user_desc* info)
 {
 	/* Postcondition: LDT_empty(info) returns true. */
@@ -84,6 +82,8 @@ static inline void clear_user_desc(struct user_desc* info)
 	info->seg_not_present = 1;
 }
 
+#define O_FORCE 1
+
 static int load_TLS(int flags, struct task_struct *to)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -162,7 +162,13 @@ void clear_flushed_tls(struct task_struct *task)
  * SKAS patch. */
 int arch_switch_tls_skas(struct task_struct *from, struct task_struct *to)
 {
-	return load_TLS(O_FORCE, to);
+	/* We have no need whatsoever to switch TLS for kernel threads; beyond
+	 * that, that would also result in us calling os_set_thread_area with
+	 * userspace_pid[cpu] == 0, which gives an error. */
+	if (likely(to->mm))
+		return load_TLS(O_FORCE, to);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int arch_switch_tls_tt(struct task_struct *from, struct task_struct *to)
@@ -324,3 +330,4 @@ int ptrace_get_thread_area(struct task_struct *child, int idx,
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
+