diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index a7d78241082a..1bce1aade824 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ int transfer_args_to_stack(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
+	bprm->exec += *sp_location - MAX_ARG_PAGES * PAGE_SIZE;
 	*sp_location = sp;
 
 out: