diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h
index 987926ed535e36..063c964af705f0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #define DAIF_PROCCTX		0
 #define DAIF_PROCCTX_NOIRQ	PSR_I_BIT
 #define DAIF_ERRCTX		(PSR_I_BIT | PSR_A_BIT)
+#define DAIF_MASK		(PSR_D_BIT | PSR_A_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT)
+
 
 /* mask/save/unmask/restore all exceptions, including interrupts. */
 static inline void local_daif_mask(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
index bd5dfffca272c6..c4452827419b0b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/debug-monitors.h>
+#include <asm/daifflags.h>
 #include <asm/system_misc.h>
 #include <asm/insn.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -167,33 +168,6 @@ static void __kprobes set_current_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 	__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, p);
 }
 
-/*
- * When PSTATE.D is set (masked), then software step exceptions can not be
- * generated.
- * SPSR's D bit shows the value of PSTATE.D immediately before the
- * exception was taken. PSTATE.D is set while entering into any exception
- * mode, however software clears it for any normal (none-debug-exception)
- * mode in the exception entry. Therefore, when we are entering into kprobe
- * breakpoint handler from any normal mode then SPSR.D bit is already
- * cleared, however it is set when we are entering from any debug exception
- * mode.
- * Since we always need to generate single step exception after a kprobe
- * breakpoint exception therefore we need to clear it unconditionally, when
- * we become sure that the current breakpoint exception is for kprobe.
- */
-static void __kprobes
-spsr_set_debug_flag(struct pt_regs *regs, int mask)
-{
-	unsigned long spsr = regs->pstate;
-
-	if (mask)
-		spsr |= PSR_D_BIT;
-	else
-		spsr &= ~PSR_D_BIT;
-
-	regs->pstate = spsr;
-}
-
 /*
  * Interrupts need to be disabled before single-step mode is set, and not
  * reenabled until after single-step mode ends.
@@ -205,17 +179,17 @@ spsr_set_debug_flag(struct pt_regs *regs, int mask)
 static void __kprobes kprobes_save_local_irqflag(struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb,
 						struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	kcb->saved_irqflag = regs->pstate;
+	kcb->saved_irqflag = regs->pstate & DAIF_MASK;
 	regs->pstate |= PSR_I_BIT;
+	/* Unmask PSTATE.D for enabling software step exceptions. */
+	regs->pstate &= ~PSR_D_BIT;
 }
 
 static void __kprobes kprobes_restore_local_irqflag(struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb,
 						struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	if (kcb->saved_irqflag & PSR_I_BIT)
-		regs->pstate |= PSR_I_BIT;
-	else
-		regs->pstate &= ~PSR_I_BIT;
+	regs->pstate &= ~DAIF_MASK;
+	regs->pstate |= kcb->saved_irqflag;
 }
 
 static void __kprobes
@@ -252,8 +226,6 @@ static void __kprobes setup_singlestep(struct kprobe *p,
 
 		set_ss_context(kcb, slot);	/* mark pending ss */
 
-		spsr_set_debug_flag(regs, 0);
-
 		/* IRQs and single stepping do not mix well. */
 		kprobes_save_local_irqflag(kcb, regs);
 		kernel_enable_single_step(regs);