diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 2b02d41f78e2..26a951f115c1 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -447,9 +447,8 @@ static struct elf_phdr *load_elf_phdrs(struct elfhdr *elf_ex,
 
 static unsigned long load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr *interp_elf_ex,
 		struct file *interpreter, unsigned long *interp_map_addr,
-		unsigned long no_base)
+		unsigned long no_base, struct elf_phdr *interp_elf_phdata)
 {
-	struct elf_phdr *elf_phdata;
 	struct elf_phdr *eppnt;
 	unsigned long load_addr = 0;
 	int load_addr_set = 0;
@@ -467,17 +466,14 @@ static unsigned long load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr *interp_elf_ex,
 	if (!interpreter->f_op->mmap)
 		goto out;
 
-	elf_phdata = load_elf_phdrs(interp_elf_ex, interpreter);
-	if (!elf_phdata)
-		goto out;
-
-	total_size = total_mapping_size(elf_phdata, interp_elf_ex->e_phnum);
+	total_size = total_mapping_size(interp_elf_phdata,
+					interp_elf_ex->e_phnum);
 	if (!total_size) {
 		error = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_close;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
-	eppnt = elf_phdata;
+	eppnt = interp_elf_phdata;
 	for (i = 0; i < interp_elf_ex->e_phnum; i++, eppnt++) {
 		if (eppnt->p_type == PT_LOAD) {
 			int elf_type = MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_DENYWRITE;
@@ -504,7 +500,7 @@ static unsigned long load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr *interp_elf_ex,
 				*interp_map_addr = map_addr;
 			error = map_addr;
 			if (BAD_ADDR(map_addr))
-				goto out_close;
+				goto out;
 
 			if (!load_addr_set &&
 			    interp_elf_ex->e_type == ET_DYN) {
@@ -523,7 +519,7 @@ static unsigned long load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr *interp_elf_ex,
 			    eppnt->p_memsz > TASK_SIZE ||
 			    TASK_SIZE - eppnt->p_memsz < k) {
 				error = -ENOMEM;
-				goto out_close;
+				goto out;
 			}
 
 			/*
@@ -553,7 +549,7 @@ static unsigned long load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr *interp_elf_ex,
 		 */
 		if (padzero(elf_bss)) {
 			error = -EFAULT;
-			goto out_close;
+			goto out;
 		}
 
 		/* What we have mapped so far */
@@ -562,13 +558,10 @@ static unsigned long load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr *interp_elf_ex,
 		/* Map the last of the bss segment */
 		error = vm_brk(elf_bss, last_bss - elf_bss);
 		if (BAD_ADDR(error))
-			goto out_close;
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	error = load_addr;
-
-out_close:
-	kfree(elf_phdata);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -605,7 +598,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	int load_addr_set = 0;
 	char * elf_interpreter = NULL;
 	unsigned long error;
-	struct elf_phdr *elf_ppnt, *elf_phdata;
+	struct elf_phdr *elf_ppnt, *elf_phdata, *interp_elf_phdata = NULL;
 	unsigned long elf_bss, elf_brk;
 	int retval, i;
 	unsigned long elf_entry;
@@ -729,6 +722,12 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		/* Verify the interpreter has a valid arch */
 		if (!elf_check_arch(&loc->interp_elf_ex))
 			goto out_free_dentry;
+
+		/* Load the interpreter program headers */
+		interp_elf_phdata = load_elf_phdrs(&loc->interp_elf_ex,
+						   interpreter);
+		if (!interp_elf_phdata)
+			goto out_free_dentry;
 	}
 
 	/* Flush all traces of the currently running executable */
@@ -903,7 +902,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		elf_entry = load_elf_interp(&loc->interp_elf_ex,
 					    interpreter,
 					    &interp_map_addr,
-					    load_bias);
+					    load_bias, interp_elf_phdata);
 		if (!IS_ERR((void *)elf_entry)) {
 			/*
 			 * load_elf_interp() returns relocation
@@ -994,6 +993,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
 	/* error cleanup */
 out_free_dentry:
+	kfree(interp_elf_phdata);
 	allow_write_access(interpreter);
 	if (interpreter)
 		fput(interpreter);