diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index a8eab86de7f..ccdfbb16c86 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1061,6 +1061,12 @@ static task_t *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	 */
 	p->clear_child_tid = (clone_flags & CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID) ? child_tidptr: NULL;
 
+	/*
+	 * sigaltstack should be cleared when sharing the same VM
+	 */
+	if ((clone_flags & (CLONE_VM|CLONE_VFORK)) == CLONE_VM)
+		p->sas_ss_sp = p->sas_ss_size = 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * Syscall tracing should be turned off in the child regardless
 	 * of CLONE_PTRACE.