diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/elf.h
index 3b3159b710d42de528b487bc9758cf04dfb9a7fa..e2c328739808f6d47651e09c226c6a709e929d96 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ typedef struct user_fpu_struct elf_fpregset_t;
 
 #define ELF_PLATFORM  (NULL)
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX_32BIT)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX_32BIT | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 #endif /* __ASM_AVR32_ELF_H */
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/elf.h
index e6c6812a9abd7a48311dd87122a90be43b709ce1..14bc98ff668fb37b48b6ef80855f5a6f057e35f7 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ do {											\
 
 #define ELF_PLATFORM  (NULL)
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/c6x/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/c6x/include/asm/elf.h
index f4552db20b4a64f23733985c8bc98338270e5e54..32b997126adf76f00d5ab0fe9e08106d0856e6be 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/c6x/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ do {								\
 
 #define ELF_PLATFORM  (NULL)
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 /* C6X specific section types */
 #define SHT_C6000_UNWIND	0x70000001
diff --git a/arch/cris/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/cris/include/asm/elf.h
index 8a3d8e2b33c1e41c384255ecb764cee17af4a3c4..8182f2dc89d04077c4a05fd302cf7fe46bf80996 100644
--- a/arch/cris/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/cris/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ typedef unsigned long elf_fpregset_t;
 
 #define ELF_PLATFORM  (NULL)
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/frv/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/frv/include/asm/elf.h
index c3819804a74b104765c60a16051ffeea4063cbb1..9ccbc80f0b11fbcefcc0f2cdbfeb61eb88fbe81f 100644
--- a/arch/frv/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/frv/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ do {											\
 
 #define ELF_PLATFORM  (NULL)
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/h8300/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/h8300/include/asm/elf.h
index c24fa250d6533cdb3a5429c102323ca19d356e0d..41193c396bffecd20b353ff558e40f4e9dff03ac 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/h8300/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ typedef unsigned long elf_fpregset_t;
 
 #define ELF_PLATFORM  (NULL)
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 #define R_H8_NONE       0
 #define R_H8_DIR32      1
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/hexagon/include/asm/elf.h
index 37976a0d3650c60b6106b1ce8f0b8017ee93a3bd..82b499621e052f2a272cd137c81f23c84fe2ccf3 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/hexagon/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ do {					\
 #define ELF_PLATFORM  (NULL)
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 #endif
 
 #define ARCH_HAS_SETUP_ADDITIONAL_PAGES 1
diff --git a/arch/m32r/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/m32r/include/asm/elf.h
index b8da7d0574d20635f489315ea8caf957d063be08..70896161c636e50fbe299504f9a41be3fc8ae47d 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/m32r/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ typedef elf_fpreg_t elf_fpregset_t;
    intent than poking at uname or /proc/cpuinfo.  */
 #define ELF_PLATFORM	(NULL)
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 #endif  /* _ASM_M32R__ELF_H */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/elf.h
index e9b7cda597440b5696360307cf0124ab569645c5..f83c1d0a87cf046c42e546bdc86827f8747d421e 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ typedef struct user_m68kfp_struct elf_fpregset_t;
 
 #define ELF_PLATFORM  (NULL)
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/elf.h
index 834849f59ae8a5474e80d2e13cd4a3f0a9e2976f..640ddd4b6a9b2cf6bc58e159a46bf9490069e188 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ do {							\
 } while (0)
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX_32BIT)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX_32BIT | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __uClinux__ */
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/elf.h
index 8157c9267f426ac7dabdd6f0dcef9a67bd2ff5a3..4ebd6b3a0a1ebf7bd5aebdd8dc42dac5460fc64a 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/mn10300/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ do {						\
 #define ELF_PLATFORM  (NULL)
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _ASM_ELF_H */
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/elf.h
index a8fe2c513070389cdf46c03155123a4ea5531fda..225a7ff320ad565329b7e399c8ce80c9f8cf963c 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ extern void dump_elf_thread(elf_greg_t *dest, struct pt_regs *pt);
 
 #define ELF_PLATFORM	(NULL)
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/score/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/score/include/asm/elf.h
index f478ce94181fb349324bf836e9fe5a01abfaa13d..5d566c7a0af26c5cf65f7b5d37fc57c0f6f93e8a 100644
--- a/arch/score/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/score/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ typedef elf_fpreg_t	elf_fpregset_t;
 
 #define SET_PERSONALITY(ex)					\
 do {								\
-	set_personality(PER_LINUX);				\
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK))); \
 } while (0)
 
 struct task_struct;
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/elf.h
index f38112be67d29555eb76042c57598e34c2b2e8a4..37924afa8d8a26781a2e8ebf4952144b141f9295 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ do {									\
 } while (0)
 #endif
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX_32BIT)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX_32BIT | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VSYSCALL
 /* vDSO has arch_setup_additional_pages */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/elf_32.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/elf_32.h
index 2d4d755cba9ebcc67d8420cb927f66a98e00de74..ac74a2c98e6dde55417db847f9f103b2e8771457 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/elf_32.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/elf_32.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 #define ELF_PLATFORM	(NULL)
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 #endif /* !(__ASMSPARC_ELF_H) */
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/elf.h
index 6e65eadaae14c60c1972b3fe96c5bbae0c2a38bb..5293312bc6a4c55d842519ef6c16cede7e5e197b 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ typedef struct {
 #endif
 } elf_xtregs_t;
 
-#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality(PER_LINUX_32BIT)
+#define SET_PERSONALITY(ex) \
+	set_personality(PER_LINUX_32BIT | (current->personality & (~PER_MASK)))
 
 struct task_struct;