--- a/hardened.patch
+++ b/hardened.patch
@@ -712,10 +712,10 @@
  		path_put(&last->link);
  }
  
--static int sysctl_protected_symlinks __read_mostly;
--static int sysctl_protected_hardlinks __read_mostly;
--static int sysctl_protected_fifos __read_mostly;
--static int sysctl_protected_regular __read_mostly;
+-static int sysctl_protected_symlinks __read_mostly = 1;
+-static int sysctl_protected_hardlinks __read_mostly = 1;
+-int sysctl_protected_fifos __read_mostly = 1;
+-int sysctl_protected_regular __read_mostly = 1;
 +static int sysctl_protected_symlinks __read_mostly = 1;
 +static int sysctl_protected_hardlinks __read_mostly = 1;
 +static int sysctl_protected_fifos __read_mostly = 2;