diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
index 684b0b315c32..8c92febf5f44 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -2521,7 +2521,6 @@ void ptrace_disable(struct task_struct *child)
 {
 	/* make sure the single step bit is not set. */
 	user_disable_single_step(child);
-	clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_ADV_DEBUG_REGS
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index a166c960bc9e..36998e0c3fc4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -747,9 +747,6 @@ static int ioperm_get(struct task_struct *target,
 void ptrace_disable(struct task_struct *child)
 {
 	user_disable_single_step(child);
-#ifdef TIF_SYSCALL_EMU
-	clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
-#endif
 }
 
 #if defined CONFIG_X86_32 || defined CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index 5710d07e67cf..ab14654b2436 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ void __ptrace_unlink(struct task_struct *child)
 	BUG_ON(!child->ptrace);
 
 	clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
+#ifdef TIF_SYSCALL_EMU
+	clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
+#endif
 
 	child->parent = child->real_parent;
 	list_del_init(&child->ptrace_entry);