diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/time_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/time_32.c
index bbecf8b6bf96..8abcb7b08694 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/time_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/time_32.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ unsigned long profile_pc(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	unsigned long pc = instruction_pointer(regs);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	if (!v8086_mode(regs) && SEGMENT_IS_KERNEL_CODE(regs->cs) &&
+	if (!v8086_mode(regs) && !user_mode(regs) &&
 	    in_lock_functions(pc)) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
 		return *(unsigned long *)(regs->bp + 4);
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/segment.h b/include/asm-x86/segment.h
index ea5f0a8686f7..4dcd8c6dd227 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/segment.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/segment.h
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@
  * Matching rules for certain types of segments.
  */
 
-/* Matches only __KERNEL_CS, ignoring PnP / USER / APM segments */
-#define SEGMENT_IS_KERNEL_CODE(x) (((x) & 0xfc) == GDT_ENTRY_KERNEL_CS * 8)
-
 /* Matches __KERNEL_CS and __USER_CS (they must be 2 entries apart) */
 #define SEGMENT_IS_FLAT_CODE(x)  (((x) & 0xec) == GDT_ENTRY_KERNEL_CS * 8)