diff --git a/fs/binfmt_script.c b/fs/binfmt_script.c
index 7cde3f46ad263ab084aafaefa14161902f33d4f1..d0078cbb718b4855dc520dbfae91223d499da81a 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_script.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_script.c
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@ static int load_script(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	fput(bprm->file);
 	bprm->file = NULL;
 
-	bprm->buf[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
-	if ((cp = strchr(bprm->buf, '\n')) == NULL)
-		cp = bprm->buf+BINPRM_BUF_SIZE-1;
+	for (cp = bprm->buf+2;; cp++) {
+		if (cp >= bprm->buf + BINPRM_BUF_SIZE)
+			return -ENOEXEC;
+		if (!*cp || (*cp == '\n'))
+			break;
+	}
 	*cp = '\0';
+
 	while (cp > bprm->buf) {
 		cp--;
 		if ((*cp == ' ') || (*cp == '\t'))