diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c b/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
index 676a3f28811f..884a3c76573c 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
@@ -271,10 +271,12 @@ asmlinkage void do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (user_mode(regs))
 		flags |= FAULT_FLAG_USER;
 
-	if (!user_mode(regs) && addr < TASK_SIZE &&
-			unlikely(!(regs->status & SR_SUM)))
-		die_kernel_fault("access to user memory without uaccess routines",
-				addr, regs);
+	if (!user_mode(regs) && addr < TASK_SIZE && unlikely(!(regs->status & SR_SUM))) {
+		if (fixup_exception(regs))
+			return;
+
+		die_kernel_fault("access to user memory without uaccess routines", addr, regs);
+	}
 
 	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS, 1, regs, addr);