diff --git a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/32/thread.cpp b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/32/thread.cpp
index 0a5e05b3fe..7043b7d1cd 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/32/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/32/thread.cpp
@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ arch_thread_enter_userspace(Thread* thread, addr_t entry, void* args1,
 	frame.ds = USER_DATA_SELECTOR;
 	frame.ip = entry;
 	frame.cs = USER_CODE_SELECTOR;
-	frame.flags = X86_EFLAGS_RESERVED1 | X86_EFLAGS_INTERRUPT
-		| (3 << X86_EFLAGS_IO_PRIVILEG_LEVEL_SHIFT);
+	frame.flags = X86_EFLAGS_RESERVED1 | X86_EFLAGS_INTERRUPT;
 	frame.user_sp = stackTop;
 	frame.user_ss = USER_DATA_SELECTOR;
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/64/thread.cpp b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/64/thread.cpp
index b1c94c813b..25df19b8ac 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/64/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/64/thread.cpp
@@ -265,8 +265,7 @@ arch_thread_enter_userspace(Thread* thread, addr_t entry, void* args1,
 	frame.di = (uint64)args1;
 	frame.ip = entry;
 	frame.cs = USER_CODE_SELECTOR;
-	frame.flags = X86_EFLAGS_RESERVED1 | X86_EFLAGS_INTERRUPT
-		| (3 << X86_EFLAGS_IO_PRIVILEG_LEVEL_SHIFT);
+	frame.flags = X86_EFLAGS_RESERVED1 | X86_EFLAGS_INTERRUPT;
 	frame.sp = stackTop;
 	frame.ss = USER_DATA_SELECTOR;