diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/uaccess.h
index d9ca1f2c0ea8..829fa6d3e561 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 /*
  * User space memory access functions
  */
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
 
@@ -103,6 +104,13 @@ static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs)
 	flag;								\
 })
 
+/*
+ * When dealing with data aborts, watchpoints, or instruction traps we may end
+ * up with a tagged userland pointer. Clear the tag to get a sane pointer to
+ * pass on to access_ok(), for instance.
+ */
+#define untagged_addr(addr)		sign_extend64(addr, 55)
+
 #define access_ok(type, addr, size)	__range_ok(addr, size)
 #define user_addr_max			get_fs
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index b45c95d34b83..eeebfc315526 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 #include <asm/cputype.h>
 #include <asm/system_misc.h>
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 /* Breakpoint currently in use for each BRP. */
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct perf_event *, bp_on_reg[ARM_MAX_BRP]);
@@ -690,7 +691,7 @@ static int watchpoint_handler(unsigned long addr, unsigned int esr,
 
 		/* Check if the watchpoint value matches. */
 		val = read_wb_reg(AARCH64_DBG_REG_WVR, i);
-		if (val != (addr & ~alignment_mask))
+		if (val != (untagged_addr(addr) & ~alignment_mask))
 			goto unlock;
 
 		/* Possible match, check the byte address select to confirm. */