diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index cdd51a3a7c53..fbadb947727b 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -1486,8 +1486,8 @@ int compat_do_execve(char * filename,
 	if (!bprm)
 		goto out_files;
 
-	retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&current->cred_guard_mutex);
-	if (retval < 0)
+	retval = -ERESTARTNOINTR;
+	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&current->cred_guard_mutex))
 		goto out_free;
 	current->in_execve = 1;
 
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index e639957d7a57..4a8849e45b21 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1277,8 +1277,8 @@ int do_execve(char * filename,
 	if (!bprm)
 		goto out_files;
 
-	retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&current->cred_guard_mutex);
-	if (retval < 0)
+	retval = -ERESTARTNOINTR;
+	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&current->cred_guard_mutex))
 		goto out_free;
 	current->in_execve = 1;
 
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 61c78b2c07ba..082c320e4dbf 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task)
 	 * interference; SUID, SGID and LSM creds get determined differently
 	 * under ptrace.
 	 */
-	retval = mutex_lock_interruptible(&task->cred_guard_mutex);
-	if (retval < 0)
+	retval = -ERESTARTNOINTR;
+	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&task->cred_guard_mutex))
 		goto out;
 
 	task_lock(task);