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diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 241507f23eca..0cb4283df884 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1790,9 +1790,9 @@ static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
{
struct file *exe_file;
struct dentry *dentry;
- int err;
+ int err, fput_needed;
- exe_file = fget(fd);
+ exe_file = fget_light(fd, &fput_needed);
if (!exe_file)
return -EBADF;
@@ -1839,12 +1839,12 @@ static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
goto exit_unlock;
err = 0;
- set_mm_exe_file(mm, exe_file);
+ set_mm_exe_file(mm, exe_file); /* this grabs a reference to exe_file */
exit_unlock:
up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
exit:
- fput(exe_file);
+ fput_light(exe_file, fput_needed);
return err;
}