diff --git a/kernel/fiasco/src/kern/arm/thread-arm.cpp b/kernel/fiasco/src/kern/arm/thread-arm.cpp
index f62d7b49..01895e41 100644
--- a/kernel/fiasco/src/kern/arm/thread-arm.cpp
+++ b/kernel/fiasco/src/kern/arm/thread-arm.cpp
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ Thread::user_ip() const
 IMPLEMENT inline
 Mword
 Thread::user_flags() const
-{ return 0; }
+{ return state() & Thread_ready; }
 
 IMPLEMENT inline NEEDS[Thread::exception_triggered]
 void
diff --git a/kernel/fiasco/src/kern/ia32/thread-ia32.cpp b/kernel/fiasco/src/kern/ia32/thread-ia32.cpp
index 079f9999..3594b7d0 100644
--- a/kernel/fiasco/src/kern/ia32/thread-ia32.cpp
+++ b/kernel/fiasco/src/kern/ia32/thread-ia32.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ Thread::user_ip() const
 IMPLEMENT inline
 Mword
 Thread::user_flags() const
-{ return regs()->flags(); }
+{
+    // pass thread-ready state in carry flag (Thread_ready is bit 0)
+    return (regs()->flags() & ~Thread_ready) | (state() & Thread_ready);
+}
 
 /** Check if the pagefault occured at a special place: At some places in the
     kernel we want to ensure that a specific address is mapped. The regular