diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index adab06d18550..bf7d6b975825 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -249,8 +249,14 @@ static int load_misc_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
 	if (fmt->flags & MISC_FMT_OPEN_FILE) {
 		interp_file = file_clone_open(fmt->interp_file);
-		if (!IS_ERR(interp_file))
-			deny_write_access(interp_file);
+		if (!IS_ERR(interp_file)) {
+			int err = exe_file_deny_write_access(interp_file);
+
+			if (err) {
+				fput(interp_file);
+				interp_file = ERR_PTR(err);
+			}
+		}
 	} else {
 		interp_file = open_exec(fmt->interpreter);
 	}