diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 84349fcb93f1..5de615ca7a75 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -228,9 +228,6 @@ static int load_misc_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 			goto ret;
 	}
 
-	if (fmt->flags & MISC_FMT_OPEN_BINARY)
-		bprm->have_execfd = 1;
-
 	/* make argv[1] be the path to the binary */
 	retval = copy_string_kernel(bprm->interp, bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
@@ -260,6 +257,8 @@ static int load_misc_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		goto ret;
 
 	bprm->interpreter = interp_file;
+	if (fmt->flags & MISC_FMT_OPEN_BINARY)
+		bprm->have_execfd = 1;
 	if (fmt->flags & MISC_FMT_CREDENTIALS)
 		bprm->execfd_creds = 1;