diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 62bc72001fce..70ea4b9c6dd9 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1215,8 +1215,11 @@ static int load_elf_library(struct file *file)
 	len = ELF_PAGESTART(eppnt->p_filesz + eppnt->p_vaddr +
 			    ELF_MIN_ALIGN - 1);
 	bss = eppnt->p_memsz + eppnt->p_vaddr;
-	if (bss > len)
-		vm_brk(len, bss - len);
+	if (bss > len) {
+		error = vm_brk(len, bss - len);
+		if (BAD_ADDR(error))
+			goto out_free_ph;
+	}
 	error = 0;
 
 out_free_ph: