diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 47aeb2b68d3e..adab06d18550 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ static Node *get_binfmt_handler(struct binfmt_misc *misc,
 static void put_binfmt_handler(Node *e)
 {
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&e->users)) {
-		if (e->flags & MISC_FMT_OPEN_FILE)
+		if (e->flags & MISC_FMT_OPEN_FILE) {
+			exe_file_allow_write_access(e->interp_file);
 			filp_close(e->interp_file, NULL);
+		}
 		kfree(e);
 	}
 }