struct task_struct *tsk = current;
        struct mm_struct *mm = tsk->mm;
        struct completion *vfork_done;
-       int core_waiters;
+       int core_waiters = -EBUSY;
 
        init_completion(&core_state->startup);
        core_state->dumper.task = tsk;
        core_state->dumper.next = NULL;
-       core_waiters = zap_threads(tsk, mm, core_state, exit_code);
+
+       down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+       if (!mm->core_state)
+               core_waiters = zap_threads(tsk, mm, core_state, exit_code);
        up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
 
        if (unlikely(core_waiters < 0))
        binfmt = mm->binfmt;
        if (!binfmt || !binfmt->core_dump)
                goto fail;
+       if (!__get_dumpable(cprm.mm_flags))
+               goto fail;
 
        cred = prepare_creds();
        if (!cred)
                goto fail;
-
-       down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
-       /*
-        * If another thread got here first, or we are not dumpable, bail out.
-        */
-       if (mm->core_state || !__get_dumpable(cprm.mm_flags)) {
-               up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
-               goto fail_creds;
-       }
-
        /*
         *      We cannot trust fsuid as being the "true" uid of the
         *      process nor do we know its entire history. We only know it