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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 5e2ba634ea15..bb17bd9334fb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -236,6 +236,32 @@ int sys_vfork(struct pt_regs *regs)
/*
+ * sys_execve() executes a new program.
+ */
+long sys_execve(char __user *name, char __user * __user *argv,
+ char __user * __user *envp, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+ long error;
+ char *filename;
+
+ filename = getname(name);
+ error = PTR_ERR(filename);
+ if (IS_ERR(filename))
+ return error;
+ error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, regs);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
+ if (error == 0) {
+ /* Make sure we don't return using sysenter.. */
+ set_thread_flag(TIF_IRET);
+ }
+#endif
+
+ putname(filename);
+ return error;
+}
+
+/*
* Idle related variables and functions
*/
unsigned long boot_option_idle_override = 0;