diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux/linux_sysvec.c b/sys/amd64/linux/linux_sysvec.c
--- a/sys/amd64/linux/linux_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux/linux_sysvec.c
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@
 static int	linux_fetch_syscall_args(struct thread *td);
 static void	linux_exec_setregs(struct thread *td, struct image_params *imgp,
 		    uintptr_t stack);
+static int	linux_on_exec_vmspace(struct proc *p,
+		    struct image_params *imgp);
 static int	linux_vsyscall(struct thread *td);
 
 #define LINUX_T_UNKNOWN  255
@@ -766,12 +768,20 @@
 	.sv_schedtail	= linux_schedtail,
 	.sv_thread_detach = linux_thread_detach,
 	.sv_trap	= linux_vsyscall,
-	.sv_onexec	= linux_on_exec,
+	.sv_onexec	= linux_on_exec_vmspace,
 	.sv_onexit	= linux_on_exit,
 	.sv_ontdexit	= linux_thread_dtor,
 	.sv_setid_allowed = &linux_setid_allowed_query,
 };
 
+static int
+linux_on_exec_vmspace(struct proc *p, struct image_params *imgp)
+{
+
+	linux_on_exec(p, imgp);
+	return (0);
+}
+
 static void
 linux_vdso_install(void *param)
 {
diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c
--- a/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux32/linux32_sysvec.c
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@
 static void     linux_sendsig(sig_t catcher, ksiginfo_t *ksi, sigset_t *mask);
 static void	linux_exec_setregs(struct thread *td,
 				   struct image_params *imgp, uintptr_t stack);
+static int	linux_on_exec_vmspace(struct proc *p,
+		    struct image_params *imgp);
 static void	linux32_fixlimit(struct rlimit *rl, int which);
 static bool	linux32_trans_osrel(const Elf_Note *note, int32_t *osrel);
 static void	linux_vdso_install(void *param);
@@ -938,12 +940,20 @@
 	.sv_schedtail	= linux_schedtail,
 	.sv_thread_detach = linux_thread_detach,
 	.sv_trap	= NULL,
-	.sv_onexec	= linux_on_exec,
+	.sv_onexec	= linux_on_exec_vmspace,
 	.sv_onexit	= linux_on_exit,
 	.sv_ontdexit	= linux_thread_dtor,
 	.sv_setid_allowed = &linux_setid_allowed_query,
 };
 
+static int
+linux_on_exec_vmspace(struct proc *p, struct image_params *imgp)
+{
+
+	linux_on_exec(p, imgp);
+	return (0);
+}
+
 static void
 linux_vdso_install(void *param)
 {
diff --git a/sys/arm64/linux/linux_sysvec.c b/sys/arm64/linux/linux_sysvec.c
--- a/sys/arm64/linux/linux_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/linux/linux_sysvec.c
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 static int	linux_fetch_syscall_args(struct thread *td);
 static void	linux_exec_setregs(struct thread *td, struct image_params *imgp,
 		    uintptr_t stack);
+static int	linux_on_exec_vmspace(struct proc *p,
+		    struct image_params *imgp);
 
 /* DTrace init */
 LIN_SDT_PROVIDER_DECLARE(LINUX_DTRACE);
@@ -433,12 +435,20 @@
 	.sv_trap	= NULL,
 	.sv_hwcap	= &elf_hwcap,
 	.sv_hwcap2	= &elf_hwcap2,
-	.sv_onexec	= linux_on_exec,
+	.sv_onexec	= linux_on_exec_vmspace,
 	.sv_onexit	= linux_on_exit,
 	.sv_ontdexit	= linux_thread_dtor,
 	.sv_setid_allowed = &linux_setid_allowed_query,
 };
 
+static int
+linux_on_exec_vmspace(struct proc *p, struct image_params *imgp)
+{
+
+	linux_on_exec(p, imgp);
+	return (0);
+}
+
 static void
 linux_vdso_install(const void *param)
 {
diff --git a/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c b/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
--- a/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/i386/linux/linux_sysvec.c
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@
 static void     linux_sendsig(sig_t catcher, ksiginfo_t *ksi, sigset_t *mask);
 static void	linux_exec_setregs(struct thread *td,
 		    struct image_params *imgp, uintptr_t stack);
+static int	linux_on_exec_vmspace(struct proc *p,
+		    struct image_params *imgp);
 static int	linux_copyout_strings(struct image_params *imgp,
 		    uintptr_t *stack_base);
 static bool	linux_trans_osrel(const Elf_Note *note, int32_t *osrel);
@@ -838,7 +840,7 @@
 	.sv_schedtail	= linux_schedtail,
 	.sv_thread_detach = linux_thread_detach,
 	.sv_trap	= NULL,
-	.sv_onexec	= linux_on_exec,
+	.sv_onexec	= linux_on_exec_vmspace,
 	.sv_onexit	= linux_on_exit,
 	.sv_ontdexit	= linux_thread_dtor,
 	.sv_setid_allowed = &linux_setid_allowed_query,
@@ -880,12 +882,20 @@
 	.sv_schedtail	= linux_schedtail,
 	.sv_thread_detach = linux_thread_detach,
 	.sv_trap	= NULL,
-	.sv_onexec	= linux_on_exec,
+	.sv_onexec	= linux_on_exec_vmspace,
 	.sv_onexit	= linux_on_exit,
 	.sv_ontdexit	= linux_thread_dtor,
 	.sv_setid_allowed = &linux_setid_allowed_query,
 };
 
+static int
+linux_on_exec_vmspace(struct proc *p, struct image_params *imgp)
+{
+
+	linux_on_exec(p, imgp);
+	return (0);
+}
+
 static void
 linux_vdso_install(void *param)
 {
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
@@ -1163,9 +1163,7 @@
 	vmspace->vm_ssize = sgrowsiz >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	vmspace->vm_maxsaddr = (char *)stack_addr;
 
-	if (sv->sv_onexec != NULL)
-		sv->sv_onexec(p, imgp);
-	return (0);
+	return (sv->sv_onexec != NULL ? sv->sv_onexec(p, imgp) : 0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/sys/sys/sysent.h b/sys/sys/sysent.h
--- a/sys/sys/sysent.h
+++ b/sys/sys/sysent.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 	const char	*(*sv_machine_arch)(struct proc *);
 	vm_offset_t	sv_fxrng_gen_base;
 	void		(*sv_onexec_old)(struct thread *td);
-	void		(*sv_onexec)(struct proc *, struct image_params *);
+	int		(*sv_onexec)(struct proc *, struct image_params *);
 	void		(*sv_onexit)(struct proc *);
 	void		(*sv_ontdexit)(struct thread *td);
 	int		(*sv_setid_allowed)(struct thread *td,