diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
index e116e38b160e..acf8c5250aa9 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
@@ -731,9 +731,6 @@ asmlinkage int sparc_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		current_thread_info()->xfsr[0] = 0;
 		current_thread_info()->fpsaved[0] = 0;
 		regs->tstate &= ~TSTATE_PEF;
-		task_lock(current);
-		current->ptrace &= ~PT_DTRACE;
-		task_unlock(current);
 	}
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
index deaba2bd0535..2455fa498876 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/sys_sparc32.c
@@ -678,9 +678,6 @@ asmlinkage long sparc32_execve(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		current_thread_info()->xfsr[0] = 0;
 		current_thread_info()->fpsaved[0] = 0;
 		regs->tstate &= ~TSTATE_PEF;
-		task_lock(current);
-		current->ptrace &= ~PT_DTRACE;
-		task_unlock(current);
 	}
 out:
 	return error;