diff --git a/include/asm-x86/uaccess_64.h b/include/asm-x86/uaccess_64.h
index dc6dde05838..0077dbe9359 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/uaccess_64.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/uaccess_64.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	flag;								\
 })
 
-#define access_ok(type, addr, size) (__range_not_ok(addr, size) == 0)
+#define access_ok(type, addr, size) (likely(__range_not_ok(addr, size) == 0))
 
 /*
  * The exception table consists of pairs of addresses: the first is the