diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
index 445e63a10754fbdb0be82663af03f489282cfce5..cbfec79137bf77735fa675d0eb2be57da217ba63 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-arcv2.S
@@ -91,6 +91,25 @@ ENTRY(EV_DCError)
 	flag 1
 END(EV_DCError)
 
+; ---------------------------------------------
+; Memory Error Exception Handler
+;   - Unlike ARCompact, handles Bus errors for both User/Kernel mode,
+;     Instruction fetch or Data access, under a single Exception Vector
+; ---------------------------------------------
+
+ENTRY(mem_service)
+
+	EXCEPTION_PROLOGUE
+
+	lr  r0, [efa]
+	mov r1, sp
+
+	FAKE_RET_FROM_EXCPN
+
+	bl  do_memory_error
+	b   ret_from_exception
+END(mem_service)
+
 ENTRY(EV_Misaligned)
 
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOGUE
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-compact.S b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-compact.S
index 59f52035b4ea34a582b50b80e5db48893c1dc7bf..431433929189c8b63e8b3efe41ef03030fa8b86f 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/entry-compact.S
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/entry-compact.S
@@ -142,16 +142,12 @@ int1_saved_reg:
 	.zero 4
 
 /* Each Interrupt level needs its own scratch */
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARC_COMPACT_IRQ_LEVELS
-
 ARCFP_DATA int2_saved_reg
 	.type   int2_saved_reg, @object
 	.size   int2_saved_reg, 4
 int2_saved_reg:
 	.zero 4
 
-#endif
-
 ; ---------------------------------------------
 	.section .text, "ax",@progbits
 
@@ -215,6 +211,31 @@ END(handle_interrupt_level2)
 
 #endif
 
+; ---------------------------------------------
+; User Mode Memory Bus Error Interrupt Handler
+; (Kernel mode memory errors handled via seperate exception vectors)
+; ---------------------------------------------
+ENTRY(mem_service)
+
+	INTERRUPT_PROLOGUE 2
+
+	mov r0, ilink2
+	mov r1, sp
+
+	; User process needs to be killed with SIGBUS, but first need to get
+	; out of the L2 interrupt context (drop to pure kernel mode) and jump
+	; off to "C" code where SIGBUS in enqueued
+	lr  r3, [status32]
+	bclr r3, r3, STATUS_A2_BIT
+	or  r3, r3, (STATUS_E1_MASK|STATUS_E2_MASK)
+	sr  r3, [status32_l2]
+	mov ilink2, 1f
+	rtie
+1:
+	bl  do_memory_error
+	b   ret_from_exception
+END(mem_service)
+
 ; ---------------------------------------------
 ;  Level 1 ISR
 ; ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S
index 589abf5172d6a19047337e315fb2ff5ad1fab8a4..2efb0625331d6d5a6b6f8b1558a05e6e3cc5679e 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S
@@ -92,23 +92,6 @@ ENTRY(instr_service)
 	b   ret_from_exception
 END(instr_service)
 
-; ---------------------------------------------
-; Memory Error Exception Handler
-; ---------------------------------------------
-
-ENTRY(mem_service)
-
-	EXCEPTION_PROLOGUE
-
-	lr  r0, [efa]
-	mov r1, sp
-
-	FAKE_RET_FROM_EXCPN
-
-	bl  do_memory_error
-	b   ret_from_exception
-END(mem_service)
-
 ; ---------------------------------------------
 ; Machine Check Exception Handler
 ; ---------------------------------------------