diff --git a/fs/binfmt_aout.c b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
index ce1824f47ba6a32222e4df6cea90099de101b9f8..c3deb2e35f2030a43fb15a1d918d7bcf01ca1fe4 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_aout.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 #ifdef __alpha__
 	regs->gp = ex.a_gpvalue;
 #endif
+	finalize_exec(bprm);
 	start_thread(regs, ex.a_entry, current->mm->start_stack);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index bdb201230bae93c408cf1972b6f9bb92ad37e478..3edca6cb9a3397eb23b3614d88226f5a49282439 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1155,6 +1155,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	ELF_PLAT_INIT(regs, reloc_func_desc);
 #endif
 
+	finalize_exec(bprm);
 	start_thread(regs, elf_entry, bprm->p);
 	retval = 0;
 out:
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index 429326b6e2e7088dc1c67c770122beb7b004152b..d90993adeffa3d19186bcb50aeb85110bf971a7f 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ static int load_elf_fdpic_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 			    dynaddr);
 #endif
 
+	finalize_exec(bprm);
 	/* everything is now ready... get the userspace context ready to roll */
 	entryaddr = interp_params.entry_addr ?: exec_params.entry_addr;
 	start_thread(regs, entryaddr, current->mm->start_stack);
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
index 5d6b94475f272629dc3f8c252749aff08790766d..82a48e8300181423bd589e52e673c2576c3da32d 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ static int load_flat_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	FLAT_PLAT_INIT(regs);
 #endif
 
+	finalize_exec(bprm);
 	pr_debug("start_thread(regs=0x%p, entry=0x%lx, start_stack=0x%lx)\n",
 		 regs, start_addr, current->mm->start_stack);
 	start_thread(regs, start_addr, current->mm->start_stack);
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index f4469ab88c7a0f4afe04a4c3795ea1ee536fccfd..422ad79a7a0376462f993702d75b1344e48fa255 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1384,6 +1384,12 @@ void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(setup_new_exec);
 
+/* Runs immediately before start_thread() takes over. */
+void finalize_exec(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+{
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(finalize_exec);
+
 /*
  * Prepare credentials and lock ->cred_guard_mutex.
  * install_exec_creds() commits the new creds and drops the lock.
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index b0abe21d6cc9a18310bcb9eea6b16ab762be5272..40e52afbb2b0cddf114ae977c6f6a187816f94f9 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ extern int __must_check remove_arg_zero(struct linux_binprm *);
 extern int search_binary_handler(struct linux_binprm *);
 extern int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm);
 extern void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm);
+extern void finalize_exec(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void would_dump(struct linux_binprm *, struct file *);
 
 extern int suid_dumpable;