diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
index a59b0946c43..14531abdd0c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	/* OK, This is the point of no return */
 	set_personality(PER_LINUX);
 	set_thread_flag(TIF_IA32);
-	clear_thread_flag(TIF_ABI_PENDING);
 
 	setup_new_exec(bprm);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
index 456a304b817..8ac9d9ae129 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -197,14 +197,8 @@ do {							\
 	set_fs(USER_DS);				\
 } while (0)
 
-#define COMPAT_SET_PERSONALITY(ex)			\
-do {							\
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_IA32))			\
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_ABI_PENDING);	\
-	else						\
-		set_thread_flag(TIF_ABI_PENDING);	\
-	current->personality |= force_personality32;	\
-} while (0)
+void set_personality_ia32(void);
+#define COMPAT_SET_PERSONALITY(ex) set_personality_ia32()
 
 #define COMPAT_ELF_PLATFORM			("i686")
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
index fad7d40b75f..e4bcf0c0026 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ struct thread_info {
 #define TIF_NOTSC		16	/* TSC is not accessible in userland */
 #define TIF_IA32		17	/* 32bit process */
 #define TIF_FORK		18	/* ret_from_fork */
-#define TIF_ABI_PENDING		19
 #define TIF_MEMDIE		20
 #define TIF_DEBUG		21	/* uses debug registers */
 #define TIF_IO_BITMAP		22	/* uses I/O bitmap */
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ struct thread_info {
 #define _TIF_NOTSC		(1 << TIF_NOTSC)
 #define _TIF_IA32		(1 << TIF_IA32)
 #define _TIF_FORK		(1 << TIF_FORK)
-#define _TIF_ABI_PENDING	(1 << TIF_ABI_PENDING)
 #define _TIF_DEBUG		(1 << TIF_DEBUG)
 #define _TIF_IO_BITMAP		(1 << TIF_IO_BITMAP)
 #define _TIF_FREEZE		(1 << TIF_FREEZE)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 071166a4ba8..a35fcbd9fe3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -94,18 +94,6 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	if (test_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_ABI_PENDING)) {
-		clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_ABI_PENDING);
-		if (test_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_IA32)) {
-			clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_IA32);
-		} else {
-			set_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_IA32);
-			current_thread_info()->status |= TS_COMPAT;
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
 	clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_DEBUG);
 
 	tsk->thread.debugreg0 = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index ebefb5407b9..80c2372ec3c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -534,6 +534,17 @@ sys_clone(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long newsp,
 	return do_fork(clone_flags, newsp, regs, 0, parent_tid, child_tid);
 }
 
+void set_personality_ia32(void)
+{
+	/* inherit personality from parent */
+
+	/* Make sure to be in 32bit mode */
+	set_thread_flag(TIF_IA32);
+
+	/* Prepare the first "return" to user space */
+	current_thread_info()->status |= TS_COMPAT;
+}
+
 unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	unsigned long stack;