diff --git a/security/apparmor/include/context.h b/security/apparmor/include/context.h
index 6ae07e9aaa17..812cdec9dd3b 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/include/context.h
+++ b/security/apparmor/include/context.h
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ static inline struct aa_label *begin_current_label_crit_section(void)
 {
 	struct aa_label *label = aa_current_raw_label();
 
+	might_sleep();
+
 	if (label_is_stale(label)) {
 		label = aa_get_newest_label(label);
 		if (aa_replace_current_label(label) == 0)
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 1346ee5be04f..4f08023101f3 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ static int apparmor_ptrace_access_check(struct task_struct *child,
 	struct aa_label *tracer, *tracee;
 	int error;
 
-	tracer = begin_current_label_crit_section();
+	tracer = __begin_current_label_crit_section();
 	tracee = aa_get_task_label(child);
 	error = aa_may_ptrace(tracer, tracee,
 		  mode == PTRACE_MODE_READ ? AA_PTRACE_READ : AA_PTRACE_TRACE);
 	aa_put_label(tracee);
-	end_current_label_crit_section(tracer);
+	__end_current_label_crit_section(tracer);
 
 	return error;
 }