diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index ca02f171673..8ce59ef3e5a 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ struct security_operations {
 			     struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry);
 	int (*inode_readlink) (struct dentry *dentry);
 	int (*inode_follow_link) (struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
-	int (*inode_permission) (struct inode *inode, int mask);
+	int (*inode_permission) (struct inode *inode, int mask, unsigned flags);
 	int (*inode_setattr)	(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 	int (*inode_getattr) (struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry);
 	int (*inode_setxattr) (struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index 2984ea4f776..bbb51156261 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int cap_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cap_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
+static int cap_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, unsigned flags)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 101142369db..4ba6d4cc061 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -518,16 +518,14 @@ int security_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(inode)))
 		return 0;
-	return security_ops->inode_permission(inode, mask);
+	return security_ops->inode_permission(inode, mask, 0);
 }
 
 int security_inode_exec_permission(struct inode *inode, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(inode)))
 		return 0;
-	if (flags)
-		return -ECHILD;
-	return security_ops->inode_permission(inode, MAY_EXEC);
+	return security_ops->inode_permission(inode, MAY_EXEC, flags);
 }
 
 int security_inode_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index f9c3764e485..a73f4e46377 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@ static int selinux_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *na
 	return dentry_has_perm(cred, NULL, dentry, FILE__READ);
 }
 
-static int selinux_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
+static int selinux_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, unsigned flags)
 {
 	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
 	struct common_audit_data ad;
@@ -2649,6 +2649,10 @@ static int selinux_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	if (!mask)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* May be droppable after audit */
+	if (flags & IPERM_FLAG_RCU)
+		return -ECHILD;
+
 	COMMON_AUDIT_DATA_INIT(&ad, FS);
 	ad.u.fs.inode = inode;
 
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index c6f8fcadae0..400a5d5cde6 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ static int smack_inode_rename(struct inode *old_inode,
  *
  * Returns 0 if access is permitted, -EACCES otherwise
  */
-static int smack_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
+static int smack_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, unsigned flags)
 {
 	struct smk_audit_info ad;
 
@@ -696,6 +696,10 @@ static int smack_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	 */
 	if (mask == 0)
 		return 0;
+
+	/* May be droppable after audit */
+	if (flags & IPERM_FLAG_RCU)
+		return -ECHILD;
 	smk_ad_init(&ad, __func__, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_FS);
 	smk_ad_setfield_u_fs_inode(&ad, inode);
 	return smk_curacc(smk_of_inode(inode), mask, &ad);