diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4eb7a17e18f1..2b8434aaeece 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
VERSION = 4
PATCHLEVEL = 9
-SUBLEVEL = 157
+SUBLEVEL = 158
EXTRAVERSION =
NAME = Roaring Lionus
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_script.c b/fs/binfmt_script.c
index 634bdbb23851..afdf4e3cafc2 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_script.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_script.c
@@ -43,14 +43,10 @@ static int load_script(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
fput(bprm->file);
bprm->file = NULL;
- for (cp = bprm->buf+2;; cp++) {
- if (cp >= bprm->buf + BINPRM_BUF_SIZE)
- return -ENOEXEC;
- if (!*cp || (*cp == '\n'))
- break;
- }
+ bprm->buf[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
+ if ((cp = strchr(bprm->buf, '\n')) == NULL)
+ cp = bprm->buf+BINPRM_BUF_SIZE-1;
*cp = '\0';
-
while (cp > bprm->buf) {
cp--;
if ((*cp == ' ') || (*cp == '\t'))
