diff --git a/sys/amd64/linux/linux_ptrace.c b/sys/amd64/linux/linux_ptrace.c
--- a/sys/amd64/linux/linux_ptrace.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/linux/linux_ptrace.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #define	LINUX_PTRACE_SEIZE		0x4206
 #define	LINUX_PTRACE_GET_SYSCALL_INFO	0x420e
 
+#define	LINUX_PTRACE_EVENT_EXEC		4
 #define	LINUX_PTRACE_EVENT_EXIT		6
 
 #define	LINUX_PTRACE_O_TRACESYSGOOD	1
@@ -151,8 +152,12 @@
 	    lwpinfo.pl_flags & PL_FLAG_SCE)
 		status |= (LINUX_SIGTRAP | 0x80) << 8;
 	if ((pem->ptrace_flags & LINUX_PTRACE_O_TRACESYSGOOD) &&
-	    lwpinfo.pl_flags & PL_FLAG_SCX)
-		status |= (LINUX_SIGTRAP | 0x80) << 8;
+	    lwpinfo.pl_flags & PL_FLAG_SCX) {
+		if (lwpinfo.pl_flags & PL_FLAG_EXEC)
+			status |= (LINUX_SIGTRAP | LINUX_PTRACE_EVENT_EXEC << 8) << 8;
+		else
+			status |= (LINUX_SIGTRAP | 0x80) << 8;
+	}
 	if ((pem->ptrace_flags & LINUX_PTRACE_O_TRACEEXIT) &&
 	    lwpinfo.pl_flags & PL_FLAG_EXITED)
 		status |= (LINUX_SIGTRAP | LINUX_PTRACE_EVENT_EXIT << 8) << 8;
diff --git a/sys/kern/subr_syscall.c b/sys/kern/subr_syscall.c
--- a/sys/kern/subr_syscall.c
+++ b/sys/kern/subr_syscall.c
@@ -254,6 +254,18 @@
 	if (__predict_false(traced ||
 	    (td->td_dbgflags & (TDB_EXEC | TDB_FORK)) != 0)) {
 		PROC_LOCK(p);
+		/*
+		 * Linux debuggers expect an additional stop for exec,
+		 * between the usual syscall entry and exit.  Raise
+		 * the exec event now and then clear TDB_EXEC so that
+		 * the next stop is reported as a syscall exit by
+		 * linux_ptrace_status().
+		 */
+		if ((td->td_dbgflags & TDB_EXEC) != 0 &&
+		    SV_PROC_ABI(td->td_proc) == SV_ABI_LINUX) {
+			ptracestop(td, SIGTRAP, NULL);
+			td->td_dbgflags &= ~TDB_EXEC;
+		}
 		/*
 		 * If tracing the execed process, trap to the debugger
 		 * so that breakpoints can be set before the program