diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 106f0e8af177..5b4a92e5e508 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -762,8 +762,7 @@ static int parse_elf_property(const char *data, size_t *off, size_t datasz,
 }
 
 #define NOTE_DATA_SZ SZ_1K
-#define GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0_NAME "GNU"
-#define NOTE_NAME_SZ (sizeof(GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0_NAME))
+#define NOTE_NAME_SZ (sizeof(NN_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0))
 
 static int parse_elf_properties(struct file *f, const struct elf_phdr *phdr,
 				struct arch_elf_state *arch)
@@ -800,7 +799,7 @@ static int parse_elf_properties(struct file *f, const struct elf_phdr *phdr,
 	if (note.nhdr.n_type != NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0 ||
 	    note.nhdr.n_namesz != NOTE_NAME_SZ ||
 	    strncmp(note.data + sizeof(note.nhdr),
-		    GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0_NAME, n - sizeof(note.nhdr)))
+		    NN_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0, n - sizeof(note.nhdr)))
 		return -ENOEXEC;
 
 	off = round_up(sizeof(note.nhdr) + NOTE_NAME_SZ,
@@ -1603,14 +1602,14 @@ static void fill_auxv_note(struct memelfnote *note, struct mm_struct *mm)
 	do
 		i += 2;
 	while (auxv[i - 2] != AT_NULL);
-	fill_note(note, "CORE", NT_AUXV, i * sizeof(elf_addr_t), auxv);
+	fill_note(note, NN_AUXV, NT_AUXV, i * sizeof(elf_addr_t), auxv);
 }
 
 static void fill_siginfo_note(struct memelfnote *note, user_siginfo_t *csigdata,
 		const kernel_siginfo_t *siginfo)
 {
 	copy_siginfo_to_external(csigdata, siginfo);
-	fill_note(note, "CORE", NT_SIGINFO, sizeof(*csigdata), csigdata);
+	fill_note(note, NN_SIGINFO, NT_SIGINFO, sizeof(*csigdata), csigdata);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1706,7 +1705,7 @@ static int fill_files_note(struct memelfnote *note, struct coredump_params *cprm
 	}
 
 	size = name_curpos - (char *)data;
-	fill_note(note, "CORE", NT_FILE, size, data);
+	fill_note(note, NN_FILE, NT_FILE, size, data);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1767,7 +1766,7 @@ static int fill_thread_core_info(struct elf_thread_core_info *t,
 	regset_get(t->task, &view->regsets[0],
 		   sizeof(t->prstatus.pr_reg), &t->prstatus.pr_reg);
 
-	fill_note(&t->notes[0], "CORE", NT_PRSTATUS,
+	fill_note(&t->notes[0], NN_PRSTATUS, NT_PRSTATUS,
 		  PRSTATUS_SIZE, &t->prstatus);
 	info->size += notesize(&t->notes[0]);
 
@@ -1801,7 +1800,7 @@ static int fill_thread_core_info(struct elf_thread_core_info *t,
 		if (is_fpreg)
 			SET_PR_FPVALID(&t->prstatus);
 
-		fill_note(&t->notes[note_iter], is_fpreg ? "CORE" : "LINUX",
+		fill_note(&t->notes[note_iter], is_fpreg ? NN_PRFPREG : "LINUX",
 			  note_type, ret, data);
 
 		info->size += notesize(&t->notes[note_iter]);
@@ -1821,7 +1820,7 @@ static int fill_thread_core_info(struct elf_thread_core_info *t,
 	fill_prstatus(&t->prstatus.common, p, signr);
 	elf_core_copy_task_regs(p, &t->prstatus.pr_reg);
 
-	fill_note(&t->notes[0], "CORE", NT_PRSTATUS, sizeof(t->prstatus),
+	fill_note(&t->notes[0], NN_PRSTATUS, NT_PRSTATUS, sizeof(t->prstatus),
 		  &(t->prstatus));
 	info->size += notesize(&t->notes[0]);
 
@@ -1832,7 +1831,7 @@ static int fill_thread_core_info(struct elf_thread_core_info *t,
 	}
 
 	t->prstatus.pr_fpvalid = 1;
-	fill_note(&t->notes[1], "CORE", NT_PRFPREG, sizeof(*fpu), fpu);
+	fill_note(&t->notes[1], NN_PRFPREG, NT_PRFPREG, sizeof(*fpu), fpu);
 	info->size += notesize(&t->notes[1]);
 
 	return 1;
@@ -1852,7 +1851,7 @@ static int fill_note_info(struct elfhdr *elf, int phdrs,
 	psinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*psinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!psinfo)
 		return 0;
-	fill_note(&info->psinfo, "CORE", NT_PRPSINFO, sizeof(*psinfo), psinfo);
+	fill_note(&info->psinfo, NN_PRPSINFO, NT_PRPSINFO, sizeof(*psinfo), psinfo);
 
 #ifdef CORE_DUMP_USE_REGSET
 	view = task_user_regset_view(dump_task);
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index f1a7c4875c4a..96bd9d2f23d7 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ static struct elf_thread_status *elf_dump_thread_status(long signr, struct task_
 	regset_get(p, &view->regsets[0],
 		   sizeof(t->prstatus.pr_reg), &t->prstatus.pr_reg);
 
-	fill_note(&t->notes[0], "CORE", NT_PRSTATUS, sizeof(t->prstatus),
+	fill_note(&t->notes[0], NN_PRSTATUS, NT_PRSTATUS, sizeof(t->prstatus),
 		  &t->prstatus);
 	t->num_notes++;
 	*sz += notesize(&t->notes[0]);
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ static struct elf_thread_status *elf_dump_thread_status(long signr, struct task_
 	}
 
 	if (t->prstatus.pr_fpvalid) {
-		fill_note(&t->notes[1], "CORE", NT_PRFPREG, sizeof(t->fpu),
+		fill_note(&t->notes[1], NN_PRFPREG, NT_PRFPREG, sizeof(t->fpu),
 			  &t->fpu);
 		t->num_notes++;
 		*sz += notesize(&t->notes[1]);
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 	 */
 
 	fill_psinfo(psinfo, current->group_leader, current->mm);
-	fill_note(&psinfo_note, "CORE", NT_PRPSINFO, sizeof(*psinfo), psinfo);
+	fill_note(&psinfo_note, NN_PRPSINFO, NT_PRPSINFO, sizeof(*psinfo), psinfo);
 	thread_status_size += notesize(&psinfo_note);
 
 	auxv = (elf_addr_t *) current->mm->saved_auxv;
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ static int elf_fdpic_core_dump(struct coredump_params *cprm)
 	do
 		i += 2;
 	while (auxv[i - 2] != AT_NULL);
-	fill_note(&auxv_note, "CORE", NT_AUXV, i * sizeof(elf_addr_t), auxv);
+	fill_note(&auxv_note, NN_AUXV, NT_AUXV, i * sizeof(elf_addr_t), auxv);
 	thread_status_size += notesize(&auxv_note);
 
 	offset = sizeof(*elf);				/* ELF header */
