diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c
index 75966afb6251..01d7cd85ef97 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ static void find_start_end(unsigned long addr, unsigned long flags,
 		*end = task_size_64bit(addr > DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW);
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long stack_guard_placement(vm_flags_t vm_flags)
+{
+	if (vm_flags & VM_SHADOW_STACK)
+		return PAGE_SIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 unsigned long
 arch_get_unmapped_area_vmflags(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 		       unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags, vm_flags_t vm_flags)
@@ -141,6 +149,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_vmflags(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr, unsigned l
 	info.low_limit = begin;
 	info.high_limit = end;
 	info.align_offset = pgoff << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	info.start_gap = stack_guard_placement(vm_flags);
 	if (filp) {
 		info.align_mask = get_align_mask();
 		info.align_offset += get_align_bits();
@@ -190,6 +199,7 @@ get_unmapped_area:
 		info.low_limit = PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	info.high_limit = get_mmap_base(0);
+	info.start_gap = stack_guard_placement(vm_flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * If hint address is above DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW, look for unmapped area