diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index fb45615943c2..23342e188a66 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -2128,9 +2128,15 @@ static ssize_t proc_pid_attr_write(struct file * file, const char __user * buf,
 	if (copy_from_user(page, buf, count))
 		goto out_free;
 
+	/* Guard against adverse ptrace interaction */
+	length = mutex_lock_interruptible(&task->cred_guard_mutex);
+	if (length < 0)
+		goto out_free;
+
 	length = security_setprocattr(task,
 				      (char*)file->f_path.dentry->d_name.name,
 				      (void*)page, count);
+	mutex_unlock(&task->cred_guard_mutex);
 out_free:
 	free_page((unsigned long) page);
 out: