diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
index 6363ec83a290..38dcc1a2097d 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/sys_m68k.c
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ sys_cacheflush (unsigned long addr, int scope, int cache, unsigned long len)
 		ret = -EPERM;
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 			goto out;
+
+		down_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 	} else {
 		struct vm_area_struct *vma;