diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 5898761698c22f27cab0f2215e84dc832c137e8a..7b6d9c77b425fc2f20bbee352261e6659c451971 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -563,10 +563,16 @@ struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create_reg(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	return p;
 }
 
-static inline void pde_set_flags(struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
+static void pde_set_flags(struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
 {
 	if (pde->proc_ops->proc_flags & PROC_ENTRY_PERMANENT)
 		pde->flags |= PROC_ENTRY_PERMANENT;
+	if (pde->proc_ops->proc_read_iter)
+		pde->flags |= PROC_ENTRY_proc_read_iter;
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+	if (pde->proc_ops->proc_compat_ioctl)
+		pde->flags |= PROC_ENTRY_proc_compat_ioctl;
+#endif
 }
 
 struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create_data(const char *name, umode_t mode,
@@ -630,6 +636,7 @@ struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create_seq_private(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	p->proc_ops = &proc_seq_ops;
 	p->seq_ops = ops;
 	p->state_size = state_size;
+	pde_set_flags(p);
 	return proc_register(parent, p);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(proc_create_seq_private);
@@ -660,6 +667,7 @@ struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create_single_data(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 		return NULL;
 	p->proc_ops = &proc_single_ops;
 	p->single_show = show;
+	pde_set_flags(p);
 	return proc_register(parent, p);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(proc_create_single_data);
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index bde6b6f69852d2206dbd6703b8f033ff9c6591b2..ba35ffc426eac90440394e88ebe34e736157f34e 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -684,13 +684,13 @@ struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 
 	if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
 		inode->i_op = de->proc_iops;
-		if (de->proc_ops->proc_read_iter)
+		if (pde_has_proc_read_iter(de))
 			inode->i_fop = &proc_iter_file_ops;
 		else
 			inode->i_fop = &proc_reg_file_ops;
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-		if (de->proc_ops->proc_compat_ioctl) {
-			if (de->proc_ops->proc_read_iter)
+		if (pde_has_proc_compat_ioctl(de)) {
+			if (pde_has_proc_read_iter(de))
 				inode->i_fop = &proc_iter_file_ops_compat;
 			else
 				inode->i_fop = &proc_reg_file_ops_compat;
diff --git a/fs/proc/internal.h b/fs/proc/internal.h
index 104945bbeb9f4b116b07c1b298098dbaac4a47fb..c75d0db70a8589130add8d90bb50fec24ec7f3a2 100644
--- a/fs/proc/internal.h
+++ b/fs/proc/internal.h
@@ -79,6 +79,20 @@ static inline bool pde_is_permanent(const struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
 	return pde->flags & PROC_ENTRY_PERMANENT;
 }
 
+static inline bool pde_has_proc_read_iter(const struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
+{
+	return pde->flags & PROC_ENTRY_proc_read_iter;
+}
+
+static inline bool pde_has_proc_compat_ioctl(const struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+	return pde->flags & PROC_ENTRY_proc_compat_ioctl;
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 extern struct kmem_cache *proc_dir_entry_cache;
 void pde_free(struct proc_dir_entry *pde);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index 8c892730a1f1527f86aa2f30ddfa8a986c333afb..9f8e0072b30fea93513912a7de20610d8ed16ef1 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@ enum {
 	 * If in doubt, ignore this flag.
 	 */
 #ifdef MODULE
-	PROC_ENTRY_PERMANENT = 0U,
+	PROC_ENTRY_PERMANENT		= 0U,
 #else
-	PROC_ENTRY_PERMANENT = 1U << 0,
+	PROC_ENTRY_PERMANENT		= 1U << 0,
 #endif
+
+	PROC_ENTRY_proc_read_iter	= 1U << 1,
+	PROC_ENTRY_proc_compat_ioctl	= 1U << 2,
 };
 
 struct proc_ops {