diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 7879729..14222a1 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1628,12 +1628,14 @@
 	return mask;
 }
 
-static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
+static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file_locked(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
 {
 	struct fd exe;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	int err;
 
+	VM_BUG_ON(!rwsem_is_locked(&mm->mmap_sem));
+
 	exe = fdget(fd);
 	if (!exe.file)
 		return -EBADF;
@@ -1654,8 +1656,6 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto exit;
 
-	down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
-
 	/*
 	 * Forbid mm->exe_file change if old file still mapped.
 	 */
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@
 			if (vma->vm_file &&
 			    path_equal(&vma->vm_file->f_path,
 				       &mm->exe_file->f_path))
-				goto exit_unlock;
+				goto exit;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1678,13 +1678,10 @@
 	 */
 	err = -EPERM;
 	if (test_and_set_bit(MMF_EXE_FILE_CHANGED, &mm->flags))
-		goto exit_unlock;
+		goto exit;
 
 	err = 0;
 	set_mm_exe_file(mm, exe.file);	/* this grabs a reference to exe.file */
-exit_unlock:
-	up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
-
 exit:
 	fdput(exe);
 	return err;
@@ -1703,8 +1700,12 @@
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (opt == PR_SET_MM_EXE_FILE)
-		return prctl_set_mm_exe_file(mm, (unsigned int)addr);
+	if (opt == PR_SET_MM_EXE_FILE) {
+		down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+		error = prctl_set_mm_exe_file_locked(mm, (unsigned int)addr);
+		up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+		return error;
+	}
 
 	if (addr >= TASK_SIZE || addr < mmap_min_addr)
 		return -EINVAL;