diff --git a/include/linux/tracehook.h b/include/linux/tracehook.h
index 6276353709c1..967ab473afbc 100644
--- a/include/linux/tracehook.h
+++ b/include/linux/tracehook.h
@@ -95,4 +95,19 @@ static inline void tracehook_report_exec(struct linux_binfmt *fmt,
 		send_sig(SIGTRAP, current, 0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * tracehook_report_exit - task has begun to exit
+ * @exit_code:		pointer to value destined for @current->exit_code
+ *
+ * @exit_code points to the value passed to do_exit(), which tracing
+ * might change here.  This is almost the first thing in do_exit(),
+ * before freeing any resources or setting the %PF_EXITING flag.
+ *
+ * Called with no locks held.
+ */
+static inline void tracehook_report_exit(long *exit_code)
+{
+	ptrace_event(PT_TRACE_EXIT, PTRACE_EVENT_EXIT, *exit_code);
+}
+
 #endif	/* <linux/tracehook.h> */
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index ad933bb29ec7..c3691cbc220a 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/resource.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/task_io_accounting_ops.h>
+#include <linux/tracehook.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/unistd.h>
@@ -1029,10 +1030,7 @@ NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
 	if (unlikely(!tsk->pid))
 		panic("Attempted to kill the idle task!");
 
-	if (unlikely(current->ptrace & PT_TRACE_EXIT)) {
-		current->ptrace_message = code;
-		ptrace_notify((PTRACE_EVENT_EXIT << 8) | SIGTRAP);
-	}
+	tracehook_report_exit(&code);
 
 	/*
 	 * We're taking recursive faults here in do_exit. Safest is to just