diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
index 50a7fc0f824a8..fb3285805beb0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
@@ -17,7 +17,14 @@
 
 static inline void __native_flush_tlb(void)
 {
+	/*
+	 * If current->mm == NULL then we borrow a mm which may change during a
+	 * task switch and therefore we must not be preempted while we write CR3
+	 * back:
+	 */
+	preempt_disable();
 	native_write_cr3(native_read_cr3());
+	preempt_enable();
 }
 
 static inline void __native_flush_tlb_global_irq_disabled(void)