diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index ca01d2d0a6d40d3367723c06f135fce0c1a35a2d..99d33a1371e9aeaf7298c4548ed18a634b9f2427 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 
 	bprm->mm = NULL;		/* We're using it now */
 
-	current->flags &= ~PF_RANDOMIZE;
+	current->flags &= ~(PF_RANDOMIZE | PF_KTHREAD);
 	flush_thread();
 	current->personality &= ~bprm->per_clear;
 
@@ -1412,7 +1412,6 @@ int do_execve(const char * filename,
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	current->flags &= ~PF_KTHREAD;
 	retval = search_binary_handler(bprm,regs);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out;