diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 46060cb24af0..b373322ca497 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1478,9 +1478,7 @@ static int unshare_vm(unsigned long unshare_flags, struct mm_struct **new_mmp)
 
 	if ((unshare_flags & CLONE_VM) &&
 	    (mm && atomic_read(&mm->mm_users) > 1)) {
-		*new_mmp = dup_mm(current);
-		if (!*new_mmp)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	return 0;