diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 2006e245b8f3..ebe9011955b9 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -888,6 +888,7 @@ int transfer_args_to_stack(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
+	bprm->exec += *sp_location - MAX_ARG_PAGES * PAGE_SIZE;
 	*sp_location = sp;
 
 out: