diff -urNp linux-2.4.21/arch/i386/mm/fault.c linux-2.4.21.SUSE/arch/i386/mm/fault.c
--- linux-2.4.21/arch/i386/mm/fault.c	2004-01-26 14:23:33.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.4.21.SUSE/arch/i386/mm/fault.c	2004-01-26 14:23:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -380,7 +380,8 @@ bad_area_nosemaphore:
 			return;
 
 		tsk->thread.cr2 = address;
-		tsk->thread.error_code = error_code;
+		/* Kernel addresses are always protection faults */
+		tsk->thread.error_code = error_code | (address >= TASK_SIZE);
 		tsk->thread.trap_no = 14;
 		info.si_signo = SIGSEGV;
 		info.si_errno = 0;