diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index c73b3c1a582b0..8f3ebfe710d07 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 
 	p->thread.sp = (unsigned long) childregs;
 	p->thread.sp0 = (unsigned long) (childregs+1);
+	memset(p->thread.ptrace_bps, 0, sizeof(p->thread.ptrace_bps));
 
 	if (unlikely(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD)) {
 		/* kernel thread */
@@ -153,7 +154,6 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 		childregs->cs = __KERNEL_CS | get_kernel_rpl();
 		childregs->flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | X86_EFLAGS_FIXED;
 		p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr = NULL;
-		memset(p->thread.ptrace_bps, 0, sizeof(p->thread.ptrace_bps));
 		return 0;
 	}
 	*childregs = *current_pt_regs();
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 	tsk = current;
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 
-	memset(p->thread.ptrace_bps, 0, sizeof(p->thread.ptrace_bps));
-
 	if (unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_IO_BITMAP))) {
 		p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr = kmemdup(tsk->thread.io_bitmap_ptr,
 						IO_BITMAP_BYTES, GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 593257def7769..3ed4a68d4013f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long sp,
 		childregs->sp = sp;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	memset(p->thread.ptrace_bps, 0, sizeof(p->thread.ptrace_bps));
-
 	if (unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(me, TIF_IO_BITMAP))) {
 		p->thread.io_bitmap_ptr = kmemdup(me->thread.io_bitmap_ptr,
 						  IO_BITMAP_BYTES, GFP_KERNEL);