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diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
index dad858b6adc6..81693244f58d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -24,9 +24,15 @@
* means masking more IRQs (or at least that the same IRQs remain masked).
*
* To mask interrupts, we clear the most significant bit of PMR.
+ *
+ * Some code sections either automatically switch back to PSR.I or explicitly
+ * require to not use priority masking. If bit GIC_PRIO_PSR_I_SET is included
+ * in the the priority mask, it indicates that PSR.I should be set and
+ * interrupt disabling temporarily does not rely on IRQ priorities.
*/
-#define GIC_PRIO_IRQON 0xf0
-#define GIC_PRIO_IRQOFF (GIC_PRIO_IRQON & ~0x80)
+#define GIC_PRIO_IRQON 0xc0
+#define GIC_PRIO_IRQOFF (GIC_PRIO_IRQON & ~0x80)
+#define GIC_PRIO_PSR_I_SET (1 << 4)
/* Additional SPSR bits not exposed in the UABI */
#define PSR_IL_BIT (1 << 20)