diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index a682624de5726bf5921c9dcfe48dbfbf546a2f16..27d487f913d34af51d8bc1afcfbcc1598a439097 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1649,15 +1649,26 @@ static int cn_printf(struct core_name *cn, const char *fmt, ...)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void cn_escape(char *str)
+{
+	for (; *str; str++)
+		if (*str == '/')
+			*str = '!';
+}
+
 static int cn_print_exe_file(struct core_name *cn)
 {
 	struct file *exe_file;
-	char *pathbuf, *path, *p;
+	char *pathbuf, *path;
 	int ret;
 
 	exe_file = get_mm_exe_file(current->mm);
-	if (!exe_file)
-		return cn_printf(cn, "%s (path unknown)", current->comm);
+	if (!exe_file) {
+		char *commstart = cn->corename + cn->used;
+		ret = cn_printf(cn, "%s (path unknown)", current->comm);
+		cn_escape(commstart);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	pathbuf = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_TEMPORARY);
 	if (!pathbuf) {
@@ -1671,9 +1682,7 @@ static int cn_print_exe_file(struct core_name *cn)
 		goto free_buf;
 	}
 
-	for (p = path; *p; p++)
-		if (*p == '/')
-			*p = '!';
+	cn_escape(path);
 
 	ret = cn_printf(cn, "%s", path);
 
@@ -1745,16 +1754,22 @@ static int format_corename(struct core_name *cn, long signr)
 				break;
 			}
 			/* hostname */
-			case 'h':
+			case 'h': {
+				char *namestart = cn->corename + cn->used;
 				down_read(&uts_sem);
 				err = cn_printf(cn, "%s",
 					      utsname()->nodename);
 				up_read(&uts_sem);
+				cn_escape(namestart);
 				break;
+			}
 			/* executable */
-			case 'e':
+			case 'e': {
+				char *commstart = cn->corename + cn->used;
 				err = cn_printf(cn, "%s", current->comm);
+				cn_escape(commstart);
 				break;
+			}
 			case 'E':
 				err = cn_print_exe_file(cn);
 				break;