diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
index cdfc8dc43670..4c2e59a420b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	}
 
 	install_exec_creds(bprm);
-	current->flags &= ~PF_FORKNOEXEC;
 
 	if (N_MAGIC(ex) == OMAGIC) {
 		unsigned long text_addr, map_size;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_aout.c b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
index a543364ba29b..4d5e6d26578c 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_aout.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm, struct pt_regs * regs)
 	}
 
 	install_exec_creds(bprm);
- 	current->flags &= ~PF_FORKNOEXEC;
 
 	if (N_MAGIC(ex) == OMAGIC) {
 		unsigned long text_addr, map_size;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index f8ac4251877e..81878b78c9d4 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -712,7 +712,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		goto out_free_dentry;
 
 	/* OK, This is the point of no return */
-	current->flags &= ~PF_FORKNOEXEC;
 	current->mm->def_flags = def_flags;
 
 	/* Do this immediately, since STACK_TOP as used in setup_arg_pages
@@ -934,7 +933,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 #endif /* ARCH_HAS_SETUP_ADDITIONAL_PAGES */
 
 	install_exec_creds(bprm);
-	current->flags &= ~PF_FORKNOEXEC;
 	retval = create_elf_tables(bprm, &loc->elf_ex,
 			  load_addr, interp_load_addr);
 	if (retval < 0) {
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index e7afcb67a2d3..c64bf5ee2df4 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -335,8 +335,6 @@ static int load_elf_fdpic_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	current->mm->context.exec_fdpic_loadmap = 0;
 	current->mm->context.interp_fdpic_loadmap = 0;
 
-	current->flags &= ~PF_FORKNOEXEC;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 	elf_fdpic_arch_lay_out_mm(&exec_params,
 				  &interp_params,
@@ -414,7 +412,6 @@ static int load_elf_fdpic_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 #endif
 
 	install_exec_creds(bprm);
-	current->flags &= ~PF_FORKNOEXEC;
 	if (create_elf_fdpic_tables(bprm, current->mm,
 				    &exec_params, &interp_params) < 0)
 		goto error_kill;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
index 68affab88146..04f61f0bdfde 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
@@ -902,7 +902,6 @@ static int load_flat_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm, struct pt_regs * regs)
 						libinfo.lib_list[j].start_data:UNLOADED_LIB;
 
 	install_exec_creds(bprm);
- 	current->flags &= ~PF_FORKNOEXEC;
 
 	set_binfmt(&flat_format);
 
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_som.c b/fs/binfmt_som.c
index ec15972dd98a..e4fc746629a7 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_som.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_som.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ load_som_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm, struct pt_regs * regs)
 		goto out_free;
 
 	/* OK, This is the point of no return */
-	current->flags &= ~PF_FORKNOEXEC;
 	current->personality = PER_HPUX;
 	setup_new_exec(bprm);
 
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 2c5ae338773c..60478a0e7a37 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 	bprm->mm = NULL;		/* We're using it now */
 
 	set_fs(USER_DS);
-	current->flags &= ~(PF_RANDOMIZE | PF_KTHREAD);
+	current->flags &= ~(PF_RANDOMIZE | PF_FORKNOEXEC | PF_KTHREAD);
 	flush_thread();
 	current->personality &= ~bprm->per_clear;