diff --git a/kernel/futex/core.c b/kernel/futex/core.c
index 514e4582b863..d4141b054718 100644
--- a/kernel/futex/core.c
+++ b/kernel/futex/core.c
@@ -248,7 +248,17 @@ int get_futex_key(u32 __user *uaddr, bool fshared, union futex_key *key,
 	 *        but access_ok() should be faster than find_vma()
 	 */
 	if (!fshared) {
-		key->private.mm = mm;
+		/*
+		 * On no-MMU, shared futexes are treated as private, therefore
+		 * we must not include the current process in the key. Since
+		 * there is only one address space, the address is a unique key
+		 * on its own.
+		 */
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MMU))
+			key->private.mm = mm;
+		else
+			key->private.mm = NULL;
+
 		key->private.address = address;
 		return 0;
 	}