diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
index 697f6b5f131..e92f229e3c6 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
@@ -828,15 +828,22 @@ static int load_flat_shared_library(int id, struct lib_info *libs)
 	if (IS_ERR(bprm.file))
 		return res;
 
+	bprm.cred = prepare_exec_creds();
+	res = -ENOMEM;
+	if (!bprm.cred)
+		goto out;
+
 	res = prepare_binprm(&bprm);
 
 	if (res <= (unsigned long)-4096)
 		res = load_flat_file(&bprm, libs, id, NULL);
-	if (bprm.file) {
-		allow_write_access(bprm.file);
-		fput(bprm.file);
-		bprm.file = NULL;
-	}
+
+	abort_creds(bprm.cred);
+
+out:
+	allow_write_access(bprm.file);
+	fput(bprm.file);
+
 	return(res);
 }