diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S b/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S
index 4d704724b2f5bfeb00f72e23735d0e8290893e8e..cfc683f153b916b1d57e27769fd8f8de132bbb7f 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ ENTRY(system_call)
 	pushl %eax			# save orig_eax
 	SAVE_ALL
 	GET_THREAD_INFO(%ebp)
+	testl $TF_MASK,EFLAGS(%esp)
+	jz no_singlestep
+	orl $_TIF_SINGLESTEP,TI_flags(%ebp)
+no_singlestep:
 					# system call tracing in operation / emulation
 	/* Note, _TIF_SECCOMP is bit number 8, and so it needs testw and not testb */
 	testw $(_TIF_SYSCALL_EMU|_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SECCOMP|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags(%ebp)