1 files changed, 5 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
index 7b045d2a0b51..5582a4ca1e9e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
@@ -328,16 +328,10 @@ void mips_set_personality_nan(struct arch_elf_state *state)
 
 int mips_elf_read_implies_exec(void *elf_ex, int exstack)
 {
-	if (exstack != EXSTACK_DISABLE_X) {
-		/* The binary doesn't request a non-executable stack */
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (!cpu_has_rixi) {
-		/* The CPU doesn't support non-executable memory */
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	/*
+	 * Set READ_IMPLIES_EXEC only on non-NX systems that
+	 * do not request a specific state via PT_GNU_STACK.
+	 */
+	return (!cpu_has_rixi && exstack == EXSTACK_DEFAULT);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mips_elf_read_implies_exec);