diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index be8fd437b5a3..00ff35cad441 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		if (elf_interpreter[elf_ppnt->p_filesz - 1] != '\0')
 			goto out_free_interp;
 
-		interpreter = open_exec(elf_interpreter);
+		interpreter = bprm_open_interpreter(bprm, elf_interpreter);
 		kfree(elf_interpreter);
 		retval = PTR_ERR(interpreter);
 		if (IS_ERR(interpreter))
@@ -932,6 +932,9 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		goto out_free_ph;
 	}
 
+	/* No PT_INTERP to substitute for: the override does not apply. */
+	bprm_drop_loader(bprm);
+
 	elf_ppnt = elf_phdata;
 	for (i = 0; i < elf_ex->e_phnum; i++, elf_ppnt++)
 		switch (elf_ppnt->p_type) {