diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index c8785d68e870..2187d9ca351c 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -567,6 +567,8 @@ static void pde_set_flags(struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
 	if (pde->proc_ops->proc_compat_ioctl)
 		pde->flags |= PROC_ENTRY_proc_compat_ioctl;
 #endif
+	if (pde->proc_ops->proc_lseek)
+		pde->flags |= PROC_ENTRY_proc_lseek;
 }
 
 struct proc_dir_entry *proc_create_data(const char *name, umode_t mode,
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index 4b3ae7e0def3..92772702d369 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static int proc_reg_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	typeof_member(struct proc_ops, proc_release) release;
 	struct pde_opener *pdeo;
 
-	if (!pde->proc_ops->proc_lseek)
+	if (!pde_has_proc_lseek(pde))
 		file->f_mode &= ~FMODE_LSEEK;
 
 	if (pde_is_permanent(pde)) {
diff --git a/fs/proc/internal.h b/fs/proc/internal.h
index 445c74a39a93..fe3781360120 100644
--- a/fs/proc/internal.h
+++ b/fs/proc/internal.h
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ static inline bool pde_has_proc_compat_ioctl(const struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
 #endif
 }
 
+static inline bool pde_has_proc_lseek(const struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
+{
+	return pde->flags & PROC_ENTRY_proc_lseek;
+}
+
 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 1aca3f332d9c..85672adc7349 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ enum {
 
 	PROC_ENTRY_proc_read_iter	= 1U << 1,
 	PROC_ENTRY_proc_compat_ioctl	= 1U << 2,
+	PROC_ENTRY_proc_lseek		= 1U << 3,
 };
 
 struct proc_ops {