diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 67d9b3148c06..fa8ea33ab0be 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -871,6 +871,8 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 				elf_prot, elf_flags);
 		if (BAD_ADDR(error)) {
 			send_sig(SIGKILL, current, 0);
+			retval = IS_ERR((void *)error) ?
+				PTR_ERR((void*)error) : -EINVAL;
 			goto out_free_dentry;
 		}
 
@@ -900,6 +902,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		    TASK_SIZE - elf_ppnt->p_memsz < k) {
 			/* set_brk can never work. Avoid overflows. */
 			send_sig(SIGKILL, current, 0);
+			retval = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_free_dentry;
 		}