diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index fd7e179..1f524df 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/kprobes.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/kdebug.h>
+#include <linux/magic.h>
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
@@ -581,6 +582,8 @@
 	unsigned long address;
 	int write, si_code;
 	int fault;
+	unsigned long *stackend;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	unsigned long flags;
 #endif
@@ -850,6 +853,10 @@
 
 	show_fault_oops(regs, error_code, address);
 
+ 	stackend = end_of_stack(tsk);
+	if (*stackend != STACK_END_MAGIC)
+		printk(KERN_ALERT "Thread overran stack, or stack corrupted\n");
+
 	tsk->thread.cr2 = address;
 	tsk->thread.trap_no = 14;
 	tsk->thread.error_code = error_code;