diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/elf.h
index 5d1700425efe..ac3fb7441510 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ typedef struct user_fpsimd_state elf_fpregset_t;
 ({									\
 	clear_bit(TIF_32BIT, &current->mm->context.flags);		\
 	clear_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT);					\
+	current->personality &= ~READ_IMPLIES_EXEC;			\
 })
 
 /* update AT_VECTOR_SIZE_ARCH if the number of NEW_AUX_ENT entries changes */
@@ -187,6 +188,11 @@ typedef compat_elf_greg_t		compat_elf_gregset_t[COMPAT_ELF_NGREG];
 					 ((x)->e_flags & EF_ARM_EABI_MASK))
 
 #define compat_start_thread		compat_start_thread
+/*
+ * Unlike the native SET_PERSONALITY macro, the compat version inherits
+ * READ_IMPLIES_EXEC across a fork() since this is the behaviour on
+ * arch/arm/.
+ */
 #define COMPAT_SET_PERSONALITY(ex)					\
 ({									\
 	set_bit(TIF_32BIT, &current->mm->context.flags);		\