diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 06b4c550af5d9cc52a7a85ec433c7b7c1c410b54..6bd82a007bfcca6805a2920d24c892a5009822e6 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 	 */
 	retval = unshare_sighand(me);
 	if (retval)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	set_fs(USER_DS);
 	me->flags &= ~(PF_RANDOMIZE | PF_FORKNOEXEC | PF_KTHREAD |
@@ -1361,6 +1361,8 @@ int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 	do_close_on_exec(me->files);
 	return 0;
 
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&me->signal->exec_update_mutex);
 out:
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -1477,8 +1479,6 @@ static void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	free_arg_pages(bprm);
 	if (bprm->cred) {
-		if (bprm->called_exec_mmap)
-			mutex_unlock(&current->signal->exec_update_mutex);
 		mutex_unlock(&current->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
 		abort_creds(bprm->cred);
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index a345d9fed3d8d9035bb038ef53f924383855353b..6f564b9ad882a24d61d0bd8db926c1b4cc03681c 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ struct linux_binprm {
 		secureexec:1,
 		/*
 		 * Set by flush_old_exec, when exec_mmap has been called.
-		 * This is past the point of no return, when the
-		 * exec_update_mutex has been taken.
+		 * This is past the point of no return.
 		 */
 		called_exec_mmap:1;
 #ifdef __alpha__