diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 8875dd1..351440f 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
  */
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(uselib, const char __user *, library)
 {
+	struct linux_binfmt *fmt;
 	struct file *file;
 	struct filename *tmp = getname(library);
 	int error = PTR_ERR(tmp);
@@ -136,24 +137,21 @@
 	fsnotify_open(file);
 
 	error = -ENOEXEC;
-	if(file->f_op) {
-		struct linux_binfmt * fmt;
 
-		read_lock(&binfmt_lock);
-		list_for_each_entry(fmt, &formats, lh) {
-			if (!fmt->load_shlib)
-				continue;
-			if (!try_module_get(fmt->module))
-				continue;
-			read_unlock(&binfmt_lock);
-			error = fmt->load_shlib(file);
-			read_lock(&binfmt_lock);
-			put_binfmt(fmt);
-			if (error != -ENOEXEC)
-				break;
-		}
+	read_lock(&binfmt_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(fmt, &formats, lh) {
+		if (!fmt->load_shlib)
+			continue;
+		if (!try_module_get(fmt->module))
+			continue;
 		read_unlock(&binfmt_lock);
+		error = fmt->load_shlib(file);
+		read_lock(&binfmt_lock);
+		put_binfmt(fmt);
+		if (error != -ENOEXEC)
+			break;
 	}
+	read_unlock(&binfmt_lock);
 exit:
 	fput(file);
 out:
@@ -1277,13 +1275,10 @@
  */
 int prepare_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 {
-	umode_t mode;
-	struct inode * inode = file_inode(bprm->file);
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(bprm->file);
+	umode_t mode = inode->i_mode;
 	int retval;
 
-	mode = inode->i_mode;
-	if (bprm->file->f_op == NULL)
-		return -EACCES;
 
 	/* clear any previous set[ug]id data from a previous binary */
 	bprm->cred->euid = current_euid();