diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index 330fd3f..42e94b3 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@
 		goto _ret;
 
 	if (!(fmt->flags & MISC_FMT_PRESERVE_ARGV0)) {
-		remove_arg_zero(bprm);
+		retval = remove_arg_zero(bprm);
+		if (retval)
+			goto _ret;
 	}
 
 	if (fmt->flags & MISC_FMT_OPEN_BINARY) {