diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 5734ab09d3f..83b3d376708 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1758,6 +1758,7 @@ sys_init_module(void __user *umod,
 		const char __user *uargs)
 {
 	struct module *mod;
+	mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* Must have permission */
@@ -1775,6 +1776,9 @@ sys_init_module(void __user *umod,
 		return PTR_ERR(mod);
 	}
 
+	/* flush the icache in correct context */
+	set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
+
 	/* Flush the instruction cache, since we've played with text */
 	if (mod->module_init)
 		flush_icache_range((unsigned long)mod->module_init,
@@ -1783,6 +1787,8 @@ sys_init_module(void __user *umod,
 	flush_icache_range((unsigned long)mod->module_core,
 			   (unsigned long)mod->module_core + mod->core_size);
 
+	set_fs(old_fs);
+
 	/* Now sew it into the lists.  They won't access us, since
            strong_try_module_get() will fail. */
 	stop_machine_run(__link_module, mod, NR_CPUS);