diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index dc022dd..8efbdc6 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
 #include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 #include <linux/fs_struct.h>
+#include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
@@ -1729,6 +1730,29 @@
 	return (ret >= 2) ? 2 : ret;
 }
 
+static void wait_for_dump_helpers(struct file *file)
+{
+	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe;
+
+	pipe = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_pipe;
+
+	pipe_lock(pipe);
+	pipe->readers++;
+	pipe->writers--;
+
+	while ((pipe->readers > 1) && (!signal_pending(current))) {
+		wake_up_interruptible_sync(&pipe->wait);
+		kill_fasync(&pipe->fasync_readers, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
+		pipe_wait(pipe);
+	}
+
+	pipe->readers--;
+	pipe->writers++;
+	pipe_unlock(pipe);
+
+}
+
+
 void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct core_state core_state;
@@ -1886,6 +1910,8 @@
 	if (retval)
 		current->signal->group_exit_code |= 0x80;
 close_fail:
+	if (ispipe && core_pipe_limit)
+		wait_for_dump_helpers(file);
 	filp_close(file, NULL);
 fail_dropcount:
 	if (dump_count)