diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index 2c7fc74..649c90d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -289,6 +289,11 @@
 		ret = ptrace_detach(child, data);
 		break;
 
+	case PTRACE_GET_THREAD_AREA:
+		ret = put_user(child->thread_info->tp_value,
+				(unsigned long __user *) data);
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		ret = ptrace_request(child, request, addr, data);
 		break;