diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 255b2dde2c1b..40aa69d04862 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ static inline void user_stack_pointer_set(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	regs->sp = val;
 }
 
+static __always_inline bool regs_irqs_disabled(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	return !(regs->flags & X86_EFLAGS_IF);
+}
+
 /* Query offset/name of register from its name/offset */
 extern int regs_query_register_offset(const char *name);
 extern const char *regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset);