diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 8efbdc606a1e9be84eff1dc72872a7f49d8545db..6dc92c39dd944d5493fffc3890862352d7672d27 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1395,18 +1395,14 @@ int do_execve(char * filename,
 	return retval;
 }
 
-int set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new)
+void set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new)
 {
-	struct linux_binfmt *old = current->binfmt;
+	if (current->binfmt)
+		module_put(current->binfmt->module);
 
-	if (new) {
-		if (!try_module_get(new->module))
-			return -1;
-	}
 	current->binfmt = new;
-	if (old)
-		module_put(old->module);
-	return 0;
+	if (new)
+		__module_get(new->module);
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_binfmt);
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index 2046b5b8af48ae094d0182b143450b5459b67b30..aece486ac7349b8463ace95585b2fa9379a04ab3 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ extern int copy_strings_kernel(int argc,char ** argv,struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern int prepare_bprm_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void install_exec_creds(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
 extern void do_coredump(long signr, int exit_code, struct pt_regs *regs);
-extern int set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new);
+extern void set_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *new);
 extern void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *);
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */