diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 87302a4..ad72521 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2488,6 +2488,16 @@
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
 	}
+	if (!vma->vm_file && (prot & PROT_EXEC) &&
+		vma->vm_start <= vma->vm_mm->start_stack &&
+		vma->vm_end >= vma->vm_mm->start_stack) {
+		/* Attempt to make the process stack executable.
+		 * This has an additional execstack check.
+		 */
+		rc = task_has_perm(current, current, PROCESS__EXECSTACK);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
 #endif
 
 	return file_map_prot_check(vma->vm_file, prot, vma->vm_flags&VM_SHARED);
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/av_perm_to_string.h b/security/selinux/include/av_perm_to_string.h
index 8928bb4d..e81f022 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/av_perm_to_string.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/av_perm_to_string.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
    S_(SECCLASS_PROCESS, PROCESS__DYNTRANSITION, "dyntransition")
    S_(SECCLASS_PROCESS, PROCESS__SETCURRENT, "setcurrent")
    S_(SECCLASS_PROCESS, PROCESS__EXECMEM, "execmem")
+   S_(SECCLASS_PROCESS, PROCESS__EXECSTACK, "execstack")
    S_(SECCLASS_MSGQ, MSGQ__ENQUEUE, "enqueue")
    S_(SECCLASS_MSG, MSG__SEND, "send")
    S_(SECCLASS_MSG, MSG__RECEIVE, "receive")
diff --git a/security/selinux/include/av_permissions.h b/security/selinux/include/av_permissions.h
index bdfce4c..38ce18b 100644
--- a/security/selinux/include/av_permissions.h
+++ b/security/selinux/include/av_permissions.h
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@
 #define PROCESS__DYNTRANSITION                    0x00800000UL
 #define PROCESS__SETCURRENT                       0x01000000UL
 #define PROCESS__EXECMEM                          0x02000000UL
+#define PROCESS__EXECSTACK                        0x04000000UL
 
 #define IPC__CREATE                               0x00000001UL
 #define IPC__DESTROY                              0x00000002UL