diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
index 31f80c61b031..ec79faf6f021 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void exit_thread(void)
 void flush_thread(void)
 {
 
-	/* Called by fs/exec.c (flush_old_exec) to remove traces of a
+	/* Called by fs/exec.c (setup_new_exec) to remove traces of a
 	 * previously running executable. */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SH_FPU
 	if (last_task_used_math == current) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
index 2a4d073d2cf1..435d2a5323da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
@@ -308,15 +308,17 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
-	regs->cs = __USER32_CS;
-	regs->r8 = regs->r9 = regs->r10 = regs->r11 = regs->r12 =
-		regs->r13 = regs->r14 = regs->r15 = 0;
-
 	/* OK, This is the point of no return */
 	set_personality(PER_LINUX);
 	set_thread_flag(TIF_IA32);
 	clear_thread_flag(TIF_ABI_PENDING);
 
+	setup_new_exec(bprm);
+
+	regs->cs = __USER32_CS;
+	regs->r8 = regs->r9 = regs->r10 = regs->r11 = regs->r12 =
+		regs->r13 = regs->r14 = regs->r15 = 0;
+
 	current->mm->end_code = ex.a_text +
 		(current->mm->start_code = N_TXTADDR(ex));
 	current->mm->end_data = ex.a_data +
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_aout.c b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
index 346b69405363..fdd397099172 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_aout.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm, struct pt_regs * regs)
 #else
 	set_personality(PER_LINUX);
 #endif
+	setup_new_exec(bprm);
 
 	current->mm->end_code = ex.a_text +
 		(current->mm->start_code = N_TXTADDR(ex));
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index edd90c49003c..fd5b2ea5d299 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -662,27 +662,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 			if (elf_interpreter[elf_ppnt->p_filesz - 1] != '\0')
 				goto out_free_interp;
 
-			/*
-			 * The early SET_PERSONALITY here is so that the lookup
-			 * for the interpreter happens in the namespace of the 
-			 * to-be-execed image.  SET_PERSONALITY can select an
-			 * alternate root.
-			 *
-			 * However, SET_PERSONALITY is NOT allowed to switch
-			 * this task into the new images's memory mapping
-			 * policy - that is, TASK_SIZE must still evaluate to
-			 * that which is appropriate to the execing application.
-			 * This is because exit_mmap() needs to have TASK_SIZE
-			 * evaluate to the size of the old image.
-			 *
-			 * So if (say) a 64-bit application is execing a 32-bit
-			 * application it is the architecture's responsibility
-			 * to defer changing the value of TASK_SIZE until the
-			 * switch really is going to happen - do this in
-			 * flush_thread().	- akpm
-			 */
-			SET_PERSONALITY(loc->elf_ex);
-
 			interpreter = open_exec(elf_interpreter);
 			retval = PTR_ERR(interpreter);
 			if (IS_ERR(interpreter))
@@ -730,9 +709,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		/* Verify the interpreter has a valid arch */
 		if (!elf_check_arch(&loc->interp_elf_ex))
 			goto out_free_dentry;
-	} else {
-		/* Executables without an interpreter also need a personality  */
-		SET_PERSONALITY(loc->elf_ex);
 	}
 
 	/* Flush all traces of the currently running executable */
@@ -752,7 +728,8 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	if (!(current->personality & ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE) && randomize_va_space)
 		current->flags |= PF_RANDOMIZE;
-	arch_pick_mmap_layout(current->mm);
+
+	setup_new_exec(bprm);
 
 	/* Do this so that we can load the interpreter, if need be.  We will
 	   change some of these later */
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index c57d9ce5ff7e..18d77297ccc8 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ static int load_elf_fdpic_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	set_personality(PER_LINUX_FDPIC);
 	if (elf_read_implies_exec(&exec_params.hdr, executable_stack))
 		current->personality |= READ_IMPLIES_EXEC;
+
+	setup_new_exec(bprm);
+
 	set_binfmt(&elf_fdpic_format);
 
 	current->mm->start_code = 0;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
index d4a00ea1054c..42c6b4a54445 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ static int load_flat_file(struct linux_binprm * bprm,
 
 		/* OK, This is the point of no return */
 		set_personality(PER_LINUX_32BIT);
+		setup_new_exec(bprm);
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_som.c b/fs/binfmt_som.c
index 2a9b5330cc5e..cc8560f6c9b0 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_som.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_som.c
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ load_som_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm, struct pt_regs * regs)
 	/* OK, This is the point of no return */
 	current->flags &= ~PF_FORKNOEXEC;
 	current->personality = PER_HPUX;
+	setup_new_exec(bprm);
 
 	/* Set the task size for HP-UX processes such that
 	 * the gateway page is outside the address space.
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 632b02e34ec7..675c3f44c2ea 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -941,9 +941,7 @@ void set_task_comm(struct task_struct *tsk, char *buf)
 
 int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 {
-	char * name;
-	int i, ch, retval;
-	char tcomm[sizeof(current->comm)];
+	int retval;
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure we have a private signal table and that
@@ -963,6 +961,20 @@ int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 		goto out;
 
 	bprm->mm = NULL;		/* We're using it now */
+	return 0;
+
+out:
+	return retval;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_old_exec);
+
+void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
+{
+	int i, ch;
+	char * name;
+	char tcomm[sizeof(current->comm)];
+
+	arch_pick_mmap_layout(current->mm);
 
 	/* This is the point of no return */
 	current->sas_ss_sp = current->sas_ss_size = 0;
@@ -1019,14 +1031,8 @@ int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 			
 	flush_signal_handlers(current, 0);
 	flush_old_files(current->files);
-
-	return 0;
-
-out:
-	return retval;
 }
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_old_exec);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(setup_new_exec);
 
 /*
  * Prepare credentials and lock ->cred_guard_mutex.
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index cd4349bdc34e..89c6249fc561 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ extern int prepare_binprm(struct linux_binprm *);
 extern int __must_check remove_arg_zero(struct linux_binprm *);
 extern int search_binary_handler(struct linux_binprm *,struct pt_regs *);
 extern int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm);
+extern void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm);
 
 extern int suid_dumpable;
 #define SUID_DUMP_DISABLE	0	/* No setuid dumping */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 6f7bba93929b..abdfacc58653 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ struct task_struct {
 	char comm[TASK_COMM_LEN]; /* executable name excluding path
 				     - access with [gs]et_task_comm (which lock
 				       it with task_lock())
-				     - initialized normally by flush_old_exec */
+				     - initialized normally by setup_new_exec */
 /* file system info */
 	int link_count, total_link_count;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSVIPC