diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h
index 7eaa0b302493491b781b0a8c432b66bdac57fd43..ef8235c68c092674ed0c628733bbc7a6b02404b5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ static inline int reinstall_suspended_bps(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+int aarch32_break_handler(struct pt_regs *regs);
+#else
+static int aarch32_break_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	return -EFAULT;
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif	/* __ASSEMBLY */
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif	/* __ASM_DEBUG_MONITORS_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 41a71ee4c3df42743eb5aa494f72e6287cff55bb..0dacbbf9458b9297ba1a67720665e8a7448a036e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -171,7 +171,5 @@ extern unsigned long profile_pc(struct pt_regs *regs);
 #define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
 #endif
 
-extern int aarch32_break_trap(struct pt_regs *regs);
-
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
index f4726dc054b3bbcdd7c7a5d98d3733b6a893ea3e..08018e3df580c65d259470175fc95319d0589322 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
 #include <asm/debug-monitors.h>
 #include <asm/local.h>
@@ -226,13 +227,74 @@ static int single_step_handler(unsigned long addr, unsigned int esr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init single_step_init(void)
+static int brk_handler(unsigned long addr, unsigned int esr,
+		       struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	siginfo_t info;
+
+	if (!user_mode(regs))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	info = (siginfo_t) {
+		.si_signo = SIGTRAP,
+		.si_errno = 0,
+		.si_code  = TRAP_BRKPT,
+		.si_addr  = (void __user *)instruction_pointer(regs),
+	};
+
+	force_sig_info(SIGTRAP, &info, current);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int aarch32_break_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	siginfo_t info;
+	unsigned int instr;
+	bool bp = false;
+	void __user *pc = (void __user *)instruction_pointer(regs);
+
+	if (!compat_user_mode(regs))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	if (compat_thumb_mode(regs)) {
+		/* get 16-bit Thumb instruction */
+		get_user(instr, (u16 __user *)pc);
+		if (instr == AARCH32_BREAK_THUMB2_LO) {
+			/* get second half of 32-bit Thumb-2 instruction */
+			get_user(instr, (u16 __user *)(pc + 2));
+			bp = instr == AARCH32_BREAK_THUMB2_HI;
+		} else {
+			bp = instr == AARCH32_BREAK_THUMB;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* 32-bit ARM instruction */
+		get_user(instr, (u32 __user *)pc);
+		bp = (instr & ~0xf0000000) == AARCH32_BREAK_ARM;
+	}
+
+	if (!bp)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	info = (siginfo_t) {
+		.si_signo = SIGTRAP,
+		.si_errno = 0,
+		.si_code  = TRAP_BRKPT,
+		.si_addr  = pc,
+	};
+
+	force_sig_info(SIGTRAP, &info, current);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init debug_traps_init(void)
 {
 	hook_debug_fault_code(DBG_ESR_EVT_HWSS, single_step_handler, SIGTRAP,
 			      TRAP_HWBKPT, "single-step handler");
+	hook_debug_fault_code(DBG_ESR_EVT_BRK, brk_handler, SIGTRAP,
+			      TRAP_BRKPT, "ptrace BRK handler");
 	return 0;
 }
-arch_initcall(single_step_init);
+arch_initcall(debug_traps_init);
 
 /* Re-enable single step for syscall restarting. */
 void user_rewind_single_step(struct task_struct *task)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 6e1e77f1831c0cb0bf31306822ebc72ba8d3158a..fecdbf7de82e9a94d6f467f5999428cfcf623145 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -53,28 +53,6 @@ void ptrace_disable(struct task_struct *child)
 {
 }
 
-/*
- * Handle hitting a breakpoint.
- */
-static int ptrace_break(struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	siginfo_t info = {
-		.si_signo = SIGTRAP,
-		.si_errno = 0,
-		.si_code  = TRAP_BRKPT,
-		.si_addr  = (void __user *)instruction_pointer(regs),
-	};
-
-	force_sig_info(SIGTRAP, &info, current);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int arm64_break_trap(unsigned long addr, unsigned int esr,
-			    struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	return ptrace_break(regs);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
 /*
  * Handle hitting a HW-breakpoint.
@@ -817,33 +795,6 @@ static const struct user_regset_view user_aarch32_view = {
 	.regsets = aarch32_regsets, .n = ARRAY_SIZE(aarch32_regsets)
 };
 
-int aarch32_break_trap(struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	unsigned int instr;
-	bool bp = false;
-	void __user *pc = (void __user *)instruction_pointer(regs);
-
-	if (compat_thumb_mode(regs)) {
-		/* get 16-bit Thumb instruction */
-		get_user(instr, (u16 __user *)pc);
-		if (instr == AARCH32_BREAK_THUMB2_LO) {
-			/* get second half of 32-bit Thumb-2 instruction */
-			get_user(instr, (u16 __user *)(pc + 2));
-			bp = instr == AARCH32_BREAK_THUMB2_HI;
-		} else {
-			bp = instr == AARCH32_BREAK_THUMB;
-		}
-	} else {
-		/* 32-bit ARM instruction */
-		get_user(instr, (u32 __user *)pc);
-		bp = (instr & ~0xf0000000) == AARCH32_BREAK_ARM;
-	}
-
-	if (bp)
-		return ptrace_break(regs);
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static int compat_ptrace_read_user(struct task_struct *tsk, compat_ulong_t off,
 				   compat_ulong_t __user *ret)
 {
@@ -1111,16 +1062,6 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request,
 	return ptrace_request(child, request, addr, data);
 }
 
-
-static int __init ptrace_break_init(void)
-{
-	hook_debug_fault_code(DBG_ESR_EVT_BRK, arm64_break_trap, SIGTRAP,
-			      TRAP_BRKPT, "ptrace BRK handler");
-	return 0;
-}
-core_initcall(ptrace_break_init);
-
-
 asmlinkage int syscall_trace(int dir, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	unsigned long saved_reg;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
index f30852d28590358c6780a22c14049f92a124bdb8..7ffadddb645d32cda5fd54a0c2a5a0c5456b4018 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
+#include <asm/debug-monitors.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 #include <asm/stacktrace.h>
 #include <asm/exception.h>
@@ -261,11 +262,9 @@ asmlinkage void __exception do_undefinstr(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	siginfo_t info;
 	void __user *pc = (void __user *)instruction_pointer(regs);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	/* check for AArch32 breakpoint instructions */
-	if (compat_user_mode(regs) && aarch32_break_trap(regs) == 0)
+	if (!aarch32_break_handler(regs))
 		return;
-#endif
 
 	if (show_unhandled_signals && unhandled_signal(current, SIGILL) &&
 	    printk_ratelimit()) {