diff --git a/include/linux/ptrace.h b/include/linux/ptrace.h
index a1147e5dd245..9178d5cc0b01 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptrace.h
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ static inline void ptrace_init_task(struct task_struct *child, bool ptrace)
 		child->ptrace = current->ptrace;
 		__ptrace_link(child, current->parent);
 	}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+	atomic_set(&child->ptrace_bp_refcnt, 1);
+#endif
 }
 
 /**
@@ -350,6 +354,13 @@ extern int task_current_syscall(struct task_struct *target, long *callno,
 				unsigned long args[6], unsigned int maxargs,
 				unsigned long *sp, unsigned long *pc);
 
-#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+extern int ptrace_get_breakpoints(struct task_struct *tsk);
+extern void ptrace_put_breakpoints(struct task_struct *tsk);
+#else
+static inline void ptrace_put_breakpoints(struct task_struct *tsk) { }
+#endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT */
+
+#endif /* __KERNEL */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 18d63cea2848..781abd137673 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1537,6 +1537,9 @@ struct task_struct {
 		unsigned long memsw_nr_pages; /* uncharged mem+swap usage */
 	} memcg_batch;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+	atomic_t ptrace_bp_refcnt;
+#endif
 };
 
 /* Future-safe accessor for struct task_struct's cpus_allowed. */
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index f5d2f63bae0b..8dd874181542 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: do that only when needed, using sched_exit tracepoint
 	 */
-	flush_ptrace_hw_breakpoint(tsk);
+	ptrace_put_breakpoints(tsk);
 
 	exit_notify(tsk, group_dead);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 0fc1eed28d27..dc7ab65f3b36 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/regset.h>
+#include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
 
 
 /*
@@ -879,3 +880,19 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_ptrace(compat_long_t request, compat_long_t pid,
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_COMPAT */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+int ptrace_get_breakpoints(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	if (atomic_inc_not_zero(&tsk->ptrace_bp_refcnt))
+		return 0;
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void ptrace_put_breakpoints(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&tsk->ptrace_bp_refcnt))
+		flush_ptrace_hw_breakpoint(tsk);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT */