diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 33b7235f853b..10462efe5a13 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -576,7 +576,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	unsigned long error;
 	struct elf_phdr *elf_ppnt, *elf_phdata;
 	unsigned long elf_bss, elf_brk;
-	int elf_exec_fileno;
 	int retval, i;
 	unsigned int size;
 	unsigned long elf_entry;
@@ -631,12 +630,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		goto out_free_ph;
 	}
 
-	retval = get_unused_fd();
-	if (retval < 0)
-		goto out_free_ph;
-	get_file(bprm->file);
-	fd_install(elf_exec_fileno = retval, bprm->file);
-
 	elf_ppnt = elf_phdata;
 	elf_bss = 0;
 	elf_brk = 0;
@@ -655,13 +648,13 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 			retval = -ENOEXEC;
 			if (elf_ppnt->p_filesz > PATH_MAX || 
 			    elf_ppnt->p_filesz < 2)
-				goto out_free_file;
+				goto out_free_ph;
 
 			retval = -ENOMEM;
 			elf_interpreter = kmalloc(elf_ppnt->p_filesz,
 						  GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!elf_interpreter)
-				goto out_free_file;
+				goto out_free_ph;
 
 			retval = kernel_read(bprm->file, elf_ppnt->p_offset,
 					     elf_interpreter,
@@ -956,8 +949,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	kfree(elf_phdata);
 
-	sys_close(elf_exec_fileno);
-
 	set_binfmt(&elf_format);
 
 #ifdef ARCH_HAS_SETUP_ADDITIONAL_PAGES
@@ -1028,8 +1019,6 @@ out_free_dentry:
 		fput(interpreter);
 out_free_interp:
 	kfree(elf_interpreter);
-out_free_file:
-	sys_close(elf_exec_fileno);
 out_free_ph:
 	kfree(elf_phdata);
 	goto out;