diff --git a/security/lsm_syscalls.c b/security/lsm_syscalls.c
index 5648b1f0ce9c..08a017669c02 100644
--- a/security/lsm_syscalls.c
+++ b/security/lsm_syscalls.c
@@ -57,7 +57,14 @@ u64 lsm_name_to_attr(const char *name)
 SYSCALL_DEFINE4(lsm_set_self_attr, unsigned int, attr, struct lsm_ctx __user *,
 		ctx, u32, size, u32, flags)
 {
-	return security_setselfattr(attr, ctx, size, flags);
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = mutex_lock_interruptible(&current->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+	rc = security_setselfattr(attr, ctx, size, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&current->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /**