diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index f618562b4f5f..0c9850af2724 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -3661,7 +3661,7 @@ static void exit_robust_list(struct task_struct *curr)
 	}
 }
 
-void futex_exec_release(struct task_struct *tsk)
+static void futex_cleanup(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	if (unlikely(tsk->robust_list)) {
 		exit_robust_list(tsk);
@@ -3701,7 +3701,7 @@ void futex_exit_recursive(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	tsk->futex_state = FUTEX_STATE_DEAD;
 }
 
-void futex_exit_release(struct task_struct *tsk)
+static void futex_cleanup_begin(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Switch the state to FUTEX_STATE_EXITING under tsk->pi_lock.
@@ -3717,10 +3717,40 @@ void futex_exit_release(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	raw_spin_lock_irq(&tsk->pi_lock);
 	tsk->futex_state = FUTEX_STATE_EXITING;
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&tsk->pi_lock);
+}
 
-	futex_exec_release(tsk);
+static void futex_cleanup_end(struct task_struct *tsk, int state)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Lockless store. The only side effect is that an observer might
+	 * take another loop until it becomes visible.
+	 */
+	tsk->futex_state = state;
+}
 
-	tsk->futex_state = FUTEX_STATE_DEAD;
+void futex_exec_release(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The state handling is done for consistency, but in the case of
+	 * exec() there is no way to prevent futher damage as the PID stays
+	 * the same. But for the unlikely and arguably buggy case that a
+	 * futex is held on exec(), this provides at least as much state
+	 * consistency protection which is possible.
+	 */
+	futex_cleanup_begin(tsk);
+	futex_cleanup(tsk);
+	/*
+	 * Reset the state to FUTEX_STATE_OK. The task is alive and about
+	 * exec a new binary.
+	 */
+	futex_cleanup_end(tsk, FUTEX_STATE_OK);
+}
+
+void futex_exit_release(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	futex_cleanup_begin(tsk);
+	futex_cleanup(tsk);
+	futex_cleanup_end(tsk, FUTEX_STATE_DEAD);
 }
 
 long do_futex(u32 __user *uaddr, int op, u32 val, ktime_t *timeout,