diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index c3c879a55d65..0f793536e393 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1354,6 +1354,7 @@ int begin_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 	me->flags &= ~(PF_RANDOMIZE | PF_FORKNOEXEC | PF_KTHREAD |
 					PF_NOFREEZE | PF_NO_SETAFFINITY);
 	flush_thread();
+	bprm->per_clear |= bprm->pf_per_clear;
 	me->personality &= ~bprm->per_clear;
 
 	/*
@@ -1628,12 +1629,12 @@ static void bprm_fill_uid(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		return;
 
 	if (mode & S_ISUID) {
-		bprm->per_clear |= PER_CLEAR_ON_SETID;
+		bprm->pf_per_clear |= PER_CLEAR_ON_SETID;
 		bprm->cred->euid = uid;
 	}
 
 	if ((mode & (S_ISGID | S_IXGRP)) == (S_ISGID | S_IXGRP)) {
-		bprm->per_clear |= PER_CLEAR_ON_SETID;
+		bprm->pf_per_clear |= PER_CLEAR_ON_SETID;
 		bprm->cred->egid = gid;
 	}
 }
@@ -1654,6 +1655,7 @@ static int prepare_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
 		/* Recompute parts of bprm->cred based on bprm->file */
 		bprm->active_secureexec = 0;
+		bprm->pf_per_clear = 0;
 		bprm_fill_uid(bprm);
 		retval = security_bprm_repopulate_creds(bprm);
 		if (retval)
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index 7fc05929c967..50025ead0b72 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ struct linux_binprm {
 	struct file * file;
 	struct cred *cred;	/* new credentials */
 	int unsafe;		/* how unsafe this exec is (mask of LSM_UNSAFE_*) */
+	/*
+	 * bits to clear in current->personality
+	 * recalculated for each bprm->file.
+	 */
+	unsigned int pf_per_clear;
 	unsigned int per_clear;	/* bits to clear in current->personality */
 	int argc, envc;
 	const char * filename;	/* Name of binary as seen by procps */
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index d618ecc4d660..f68076d440f3 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
  *	transitions between security domains).
  *	The hook must set @bprm->active_secureexec to 1 if AT_SECURE should be set to
  *	request libc enable secure mode.
+ *	The hook must add to @bprm->pf_per_clear any personality flags that
+ * 	should be cleared from current->personality.
  *	@bprm contains the linux_binprm structure.
  *	Return 0 if the hook is successful and permission is granted.
  * @bprm_check_security:
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index 77b04cb6feac..6de72d22dc6c 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ int cap_bprm_repopulate_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
 	/* if we have fs caps, clear dangerous personality flags */
 	if (__cap_gained(permitted, new, old))
-		bprm->per_clear |= PER_CLEAR_ON_SETID;
+		bprm->pf_per_clear |= PER_CLEAR_ON_SETID;
 
 	/* Don't let someone trace a set[ug]id/setpcap binary with the revised
 	 * credentials unless they have the appropriate permit.