diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c b/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c
index d4a0da1e48f40988bb7f92ce34664d86adb74a32..9b05c6a0dceac54615e1dfa472bf28ca946616ac 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c
@@ -40,15 +40,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(elf_check_arch);
 void elf_set_personality(const struct elf32_hdr *x)
 {
 	unsigned int eflags = x->e_flags;
-	unsigned int personality = PER_LINUX_32BIT;
+	unsigned int personality = current->personality & ~PER_MASK;
+
+	/*
+	 * We only support Linux ELF executables, so always set the
+	 * personality to LINUX.
+	 */
+	personality |= PER_LINUX;
 
 	/*
 	 * APCS-26 is only valid for OABI executables
 	 */
-	if ((eflags & EF_ARM_EABI_MASK) == EF_ARM_EABI_UNKNOWN) {
-		if (eflags & EF_ARM_APCS_26)
-			personality = PER_LINUX;
-	}
+	if ((eflags & EF_ARM_EABI_MASK) == EF_ARM_EABI_UNKNOWN &&
+	    (eflags & EF_ARM_APCS_26))
+		personality &= ~ADDR_LIMIT_32BIT;
+	else
+		personality |= ADDR_LIMIT_32BIT;
 
 	set_personality(personality);