diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 9585bc1bc970..870a707b5d3b 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static struct page *get_arg_page(struct linux_binprm *bprm, unsigned long pos,
 {
 	struct page *page;
 	int ret;
-	unsigned int gup_flags = FOLL_FORCE;
+	unsigned int gup_flags = 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACK_GROWSUP
 	if (write) {