diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index e6c9c0e08448..89e7e4826efc 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1009,7 +1009,8 @@ out_free_interp:
 	if (elf_read_implies_exec(*elf_ex, executable_stack))
 		current->personality |= READ_IMPLIES_EXEC;
 
-	if (!(current->personality & ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE) && randomize_va_space)
+	const int snapshot_randomize_va_space = READ_ONCE(randomize_va_space);
+	if (!(current->personality & ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE) && snapshot_randomize_va_space)
 		current->flags |= PF_RANDOMIZE;
 
 	setup_new_exec(bprm);
@@ -1301,7 +1302,7 @@ out_free_interp:
 	mm->end_data = end_data;
 	mm->start_stack = bprm->p;
 
-	if ((current->flags & PF_RANDOMIZE) && (randomize_va_space > 1)) {
+	if ((current->flags & PF_RANDOMIZE) && (snapshot_randomize_va_space > 1)) {
 		/*
 		 * For architectures with ELF randomization, when executing
 		 * a loader directly (i.e. no interpreter listed in ELF