diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index ad72521..932eef1 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2477,6 +2477,17 @@
 		prot = reqprot;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_PPC32
+	if ((prot & PROT_EXEC) && !(vma->vm_flags & VM_EXECUTABLE) &&
+	   (vma->vm_start >= vma->vm_mm->start_brk &&
+	    vma->vm_end <= vma->vm_mm->brk)) {
+	    	/*
+		 * We are making an executable mapping in the brk region.
+		 * This has an additional execheap check.
+		 */
+		rc = task_has_perm(current, current, PROCESS__EXECHEAP);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
 	if (vma->vm_file != NULL && vma->anon_vma != NULL && (prot & PROT_EXEC)) {
 		/*
 		 * We are making executable a file mapping that has