diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
index b08c95872eed..c56e1e63b893 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ arch_ftrace_get_regs(struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
 }
 
 #define arch_ftrace_partial_regs(regs) do {	\
-	regs->flags &= ~X86_EFLAGS_FIXED;	\
+	regs->flags |= X86_EFLAGS_FIXED;	\
 	regs->cs = __KERNEL_CS;			\
 } while (0)