diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/cred.h b/security/apparmor/include/cred.h
index e287b7d0d4be..265ae6641a06 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/cred.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/cred.h
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ static inline struct aa_label *begin_current_label_crit_section(void)
 {
 	struct aa_label *label = aa_current_raw_label();
 
+	might_sleep();
+
 	if (label_is_stale(label)) {
 		label = aa_get_newest_label(label);
 		if (aa_replace_current_label(label) == 0)
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 74f17376202b..f09fea0b4db7 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ static int apparmor_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *child,
 	struct aa_label *tracer, *tracee;
 	int error;
 
-	tracer = begin_current_label_crit_section();
+	tracer = __begin_current_label_crit_section();
 	tracee = aa_get_task_label(child);
 	error = aa_may_ptrace(tracer, tracee,
 			(mode & PTRACE_MODE_READ) ? AA_PTRACE_READ
 						  : AA_PTRACE_TRACE);
 	aa_put_label(tracee);
-	end_current_label_crit_section(tracer);
+	__end_current_label_crit_section(tracer);
 
 	return error;
 }