diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h
index e0a899a1a8a66..5a84b3a507415 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ struct thread_struct {
 	regs->loadrs = 0;									\
 	regs->r8 = get_dumpable(current->mm);	/* set "don't zap registers" flag */		\
 	regs->r12 = new_sp - 16;	/* allocate 16 byte scratch area */			\
-	if (unlikely(!get_dumpable(current->mm))) {							\
+	if (unlikely(get_dumpable(current->mm) != SUID_DUMP_USER)) {	\
 		/*										\
 		 * Zap scratch regs to avoid leaking bits between processes with different	\
 		 * uid/privileges.								\
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index fd774c7cb4831..e72f6bbbde2e2 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1670,6 +1670,12 @@ int __get_dumpable(unsigned long mm_flags)
 	return (ret > SUID_DUMP_USER) ? SUID_DUMP_ROOT : ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This returns the actual value of the suid_dumpable flag. For things
+ * that are using this for checking for privilege transitions, it must
+ * test against SUID_DUMP_USER rather than treating it as a boolean
+ * value.
+ */
 int get_dumpable(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	return __get_dumpable(mm->flags);
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index 70cf138690e91..df97ca4aae520 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ extern void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm);
 extern void would_dump(struct linux_binprm *, struct file *);
 
 extern int suid_dumpable;
-#define SUID_DUMP_DISABLE	0	/* No setuid dumping */
-#define SUID_DUMP_USER		1	/* Dump as user of process */
-#define SUID_DUMP_ROOT		2	/* Dump as root */
 
 /* Stack area protections */
 #define EXSTACK_DEFAULT   0	/* Whatever the arch defaults to */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 64803940fa557..e057ea09c851c 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ static inline void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm) {}
 extern void set_dumpable(struct mm_struct *mm, int value);
 extern int get_dumpable(struct mm_struct *mm);
 
+#define SUID_DUMP_DISABLE	0	/* No setuid dumping */
+#define SUID_DUMP_USER		1	/* Dump as user of process */
+#define SUID_DUMP_ROOT		2	/* Dump as root */
+
 /* mm flags */
 /* dumpable bits */
 #define MMF_DUMPABLE      0  /* core dump is permitted */
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index a146ee327f6ac..cf021a03019c0 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ static int __ptrace_may_access(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int mode)
 	if (task->mm)
 		dumpable = get_dumpable(task->mm);
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	if (!dumpable && !ptrace_has_cap(__task_cred(task)->user_ns, mode)) {
+	if (dumpable != SUID_DUMP_USER &&
+	    !ptrace_has_cap(__task_cred(task)->user_ns, mode)) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return -EPERM;
 	}