diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
index a92a23d6acd9..5e4381280c97 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 	extern void * const ret_from_kernel_thread;
 	extern void * const child_return;
 
-	if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
+	if (unlikely(p->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_IO_WORKER))) {
 		/* kernel thread */
 		memset(cregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
 		if (!usp) /* idle thread */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index c43cc26bde5d..cf375d67eacb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 	/* Copy registers */
 	sp -= sizeof(struct pt_regs);
 	childregs = (struct pt_regs *) sp;
-	if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
+	if (unlikely(p->flags & (PF_KTHREAD | PF_IO_WORKER))) {
 		/* kernel thread */
 		memset(childregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
 		childregs->gpr[1] = sp + sizeof(struct pt_regs);