diff --git a/security/tomoyo/util.c b/security/tomoyo/util.c
index 2952ba576fb9ceed3f64c23663a2b40f3cfbe13e..b974a6997d7f8b7a81f8d2062c59a810b0a6c2d7 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/util.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/util.c
@@ -948,15 +948,18 @@ bool tomoyo_path_matches_pattern(const struct tomoyo_path_info *filename,
  */
 const char *tomoyo_get_exe(void)
 {
+	struct file *exe_file;
+	const char *cp;
 	struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
-	const char *cp = NULL;
 
 	if (!mm)
 		return NULL;
-	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-	if (mm->exe_file)
-		cp = tomoyo_realpath_from_path(&mm->exe_file->f_path);
-	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+	exe_file = get_mm_exe_file(mm);
+	if (!exe_file)
+		return NULL;
+
+	cp = tomoyo_realpath_from_path(&exe_file->f_path);
+	fput(exe_file);
 	return cp;
 }