diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index a839f960cd4a..a8b1d79e4af0 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -837,8 +837,10 @@ static ssize_t bm_register_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 	inode_unlock(d_inode(root));
 
 	if (err) {
-		if (f)
+		if (f) {
+			exe_file_allow_write_access(f);
 			filp_close(f, NULL);
+		}
 		kfree(e);
 		return err;
 	}