diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/seccomp.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/seccomp.h
index 36ed4407025..a6772e9507f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/seccomp.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/seccomp.h
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_SECCOMP_H
 
-#include <linux/thread_info.h>
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 
 #define __NR_seccomp_read __NR_read
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h
index d811a8cd7b5..4774c2f9223 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -210,5 +210,10 @@ struct compat_shmid64_ds {
 	compat_ulong_t __unused6;
 };
 
+static inline int is_compat_task(void)
+{
+	return test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT);
+}
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_COMPAT_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/seccomp.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/seccomp.h
index 853765eb1f6..00c1d9133cf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/seccomp.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/seccomp.h
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_POWERPC_SECCOMP_H
 #define _ASM_POWERPC_SECCOMP_H
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-#include <linux/thread_info.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 
 #define __NR_seccomp_read __NR_read
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/compat.h
index f260b58f5ce..0e706257918 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -240,4 +240,9 @@ struct compat_shmid64_ds {
 	unsigned int	__unused2;
 };
 
+static inline int is_compat_task(void)
+{
+	return test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT);
+}
+
 #endif /* _ASM_SPARC64_COMPAT_H */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/seccomp.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/seccomp.h
index 7fcd9968192..adca1bce41d 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/seccomp.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/seccomp.h
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_SECCOMP_H
 
-#include <linux/thread_info.h> /* already defines TIF_32BIT */
-
-#ifndef TIF_32BIT
-#error "unexpected TIF_32BIT on sparc64"
-#endif
-
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 
 #define __NR_seccomp_read __NR_read
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/seccomp_32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/seccomp_32.h
index a6ad87b352c..b811d6f5780 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/seccomp_32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/seccomp_32.h
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_X86_SECCOMP_32_H
 #define _ASM_X86_SECCOMP_32_H
 
-#include <linux/thread_info.h>
-
-#ifdef TIF_32BIT
-#error "unexpected TIF_32BIT on i386"
-#endif
-
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 
 #define __NR_seccomp_read __NR_read
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/seccomp_64.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/seccomp_64.h
index 4171bb794e9..84ec1bd161a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/seccomp_64.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/seccomp_64.h
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_X86_SECCOMP_64_H
 #define _ASM_X86_SECCOMP_64_H
 
-#include <linux/thread_info.h>
-
-#ifdef TIF_32BIT
-#error "unexpected TIF_32BIT on x86_64"
-#else
-#define TIF_32BIT TIF_IA32
-#endif
-
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 #include <asm/ia32_unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/kernel/seccomp.c b/kernel/seccomp.c
index ad64fcb731f..57d4b13b631 100644
--- a/kernel/seccomp.c
+++ b/kernel/seccomp.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/seccomp.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/compat.h>
 
 /* #define SECCOMP_DEBUG 1 */
 #define NR_SECCOMP_MODES 1
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ static int mode1_syscalls[] = {
 	0, /* null terminated */
 };
 
-#ifdef TIF_32BIT
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 static int mode1_syscalls_32[] = {
 	__NR_seccomp_read_32, __NR_seccomp_write_32, __NR_seccomp_exit_32, __NR_seccomp_sigreturn_32,
 	0, /* null terminated */
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ void __secure_computing(int this_syscall)
 	switch (mode) {
 	case 1:
 		syscall = mode1_syscalls;
-#ifdef TIF_32BIT
-		if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT))
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+		if (is_compat_task())
 			syscall = mode1_syscalls_32;
 #endif
 		do {