diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
index 747c328fb886..197cb8480350 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@ void notrace handle_interruption(int code, struct pt_regs *regs)
 			}
 			mmap_read_unlock(current->mm);
 		}
+		/* CPU could not fetch instruction, so clear stale IIR value. */
+		regs->iir = 0xbaadf00d;
 		fallthrough;
 	case 27: 
 		/* Data memory protection ID trap */