diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 06b4c55..6bd82a0 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 	 */
 	retval = unshare_sighand(me);
 	if (retval)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	set_fs(USER_DS);
 	me->flags &= ~(PF_RANDOMIZE | PF_FORKNOEXEC | PF_KTHREAD |
@@ -1361,6 +1361,8 @@ int flush_old_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 	do_close_on_exec(me->files);
 	return 0;
 
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&me->signal->exec_update_mutex);
 out:
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -1477,8 +1479,6 @@ static void free_bprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
 	free_arg_pages(bprm);
 	if (bprm->cred) {
-		if (bprm->called_exec_mmap)
-			mutex_unlock(&current->signal->exec_update_mutex);
 		mutex_unlock(&current->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
 		abort_creds(bprm->cred);
 	}