diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 379a399bf5c3..681ed81e6be0 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -1476,6 +1476,7 @@ int compat_do_execve(char * filename,
 	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
 	struct file *file;
 	struct files_struct *displaced;
+	bool clear_in_exec;
 	int retval;
 
 	retval = unshare_files(&displaced);
@@ -1498,8 +1499,9 @@ int compat_do_execve(char * filename,
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	retval = check_unsafe_exec(bprm);
-	if (retval)
+	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
+	clear_in_exec = retval;
 
 	file = open_exec(filename);
 	retval = PTR_ERR(file);
@@ -1546,9 +1548,7 @@ int compat_do_execve(char * filename,
 		goto out;
 
 	/* execve succeeded */
-	write_lock(&current->fs->lock);
 	current->fs->in_exec = 0;
-	write_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
 	current->in_execve = 0;
 	mutex_unlock(&current->cred_exec_mutex);
 	acct_update_integrals(current);
@@ -1568,9 +1568,8 @@ out_file:
 	}
 
 out_unmark:
-	write_lock(&current->fs->lock);
-	current->fs->in_exec = 0;
-	write_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
+	if (clear_in_exec)
+		current->fs->in_exec = 0;
 
 out_unlock:
 	current->in_execve = 0;
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 052a961e41aa..a2e6989dbc3a 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1077,9 +1077,11 @@ int check_unsafe_exec(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	if (p->fs->users > n_fs) {
 		bprm->unsafe |= LSM_UNSAFE_SHARE;
 	} else {
-		if (p->fs->in_exec)
-			res = -EAGAIN;
-		p->fs->in_exec = 1;
+		res = -EAGAIN;
+		if (!p->fs->in_exec) {
+			p->fs->in_exec = 1;
+			res = 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	unlock_task_sighand(p, &flags);
@@ -1284,6 +1286,7 @@ int do_execve(char * filename,
 	struct linux_binprm *bprm;
 	struct file *file;
 	struct files_struct *displaced;
+	bool clear_in_exec;
 	int retval;
 
 	retval = unshare_files(&displaced);
@@ -1306,8 +1309,9 @@ int do_execve(char * filename,
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	retval = check_unsafe_exec(bprm);
-	if (retval)
+	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
+	clear_in_exec = retval;
 
 	file = open_exec(filename);
 	retval = PTR_ERR(file);
@@ -1355,9 +1359,7 @@ int do_execve(char * filename,
 		goto out;
 
 	/* execve succeeded */
-	write_lock(&current->fs->lock);
 	current->fs->in_exec = 0;
-	write_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
 	current->in_execve = 0;
 	mutex_unlock(&current->cred_exec_mutex);
 	acct_update_integrals(current);
@@ -1377,9 +1379,8 @@ out_file:
 	}
 
 out_unmark:
-	write_lock(&current->fs->lock);
-	current->fs->in_exec = 0;
-	write_unlock(&current->fs->lock);
+	if (clear_in_exec)
+		current->fs->in_exec = 0;
 
 out_unlock:
 	current->in_execve = 0;