diff --git a/fs/proc/array.c b/fs/proc/array.c
index 81818adb8e9e..c932ec454625 100644
--- a/fs/proc/array.c
+++ b/fs/proc/array.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include <linux/tty.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/mman.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -416,7 +417,15 @@ static int do_task_stat(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
 		 * esp and eip are intentionally zeroed out.  There is no
 		 * non-racy way to read them without freezing the task.
 		 * Programs that need reliable values can use ptrace(2).
+		 *
+		 * The only exception is if the task is core dumping because
+		 * a program is not able to use ptrace(2) in that case. It is
+		 * safe because the task has stopped executing permanently.
 		 */
+		if (permitted && (task->flags & PF_DUMPCORE)) {
+			eip = KSTK_EIP(task);
+			esp = KSTK_ESP(task);
+		}
 	}
 
 	get_task_comm(tcomm, task);