diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h
index f092cc3f4e66..956d4d47c6cd 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ struct thread_info {
 	mm_segment_t		addr_limit;	/* thread address space */
 
 	unsigned long		cpenable;
+#if XCHAL_HAVE_EXCLUSIVE
+	/* result of the most recent exclusive store */
+	unsigned long		atomctl8;
+#endif
 
 	/* Allocate storage for extra user states and coprocessor states. */
 #if XTENSA_HAVE_COPROCESSORS
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index 33a257b33723..dc5c83cad9be 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ int main(void)
 	DEFINE(THREAD_RA, offsetof (struct task_struct, thread.ra));
 	DEFINE(THREAD_SP, offsetof (struct task_struct, thread.sp));
 	DEFINE(THREAD_CPENABLE, offsetof (struct thread_info, cpenable));
+#if XCHAL_HAVE_EXCLUSIVE
+	DEFINE(THREAD_ATOMCTL8, offsetof (struct thread_info, atomctl8));
+#endif
 #if XTENSA_HAVE_COPROCESSORS
 	DEFINE(THREAD_XTREGS_CP0, offsetof(struct thread_info, xtregs_cp.cp0));
 	DEFINE(THREAD_XTREGS_CP1, offsetof(struct thread_info, xtregs_cp.cp1));
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S
index 9e3676879168..59671603c9c6 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/entry.S
@@ -374,6 +374,11 @@ common_exception:
 	s32i	a2, a1, PT_LCOUNT
 #endif
 
+#if XCHAL_HAVE_EXCLUSIVE
+	/* Clear exclusive access monitor set by interrupted code */
+	clrex
+#endif
+
 	/* It is now save to restore the EXC_TABLE_FIXUP variable. */
 
 	rsr	a2, exccause
@@ -2024,6 +2029,12 @@ ENTRY(_switch_to)
 	s32i	a3, a4, THREAD_CPENABLE
 #endif
 
+#if XCHAL_HAVE_EXCLUSIVE
+	l32i	a3, a5, THREAD_ATOMCTL8
+	getex	a3
+	s32i	a3, a4, THREAD_ATOMCTL8
+#endif
+
 	/* Flush register file. */
 
 	spill_registers_kernel