diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 587b91d9d998..b721bb88b4a6 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -558,10 +558,16 @@ 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,
@@ -625,6 +631,7 @@ 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);
@@ -655,6 +662,7 @@ 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 f495fdb39151..025490480be1 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -679,13 +679,13 @@ 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 6b921826d85b..d115d22c01d4 100644
--- a/fs/proc/internal.h
+++ b/fs/proc/internal.h
@@ -84,6 +84,20 @@ static inline void pde_make_permanent(struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
 	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 0260f5ea98fe..39532c19aa28 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 {