diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 31f264bd5126b941951769afc87476f5b18087c0..1a66b6215c803e9975f65a33e11d0face6a5cc72 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -704,12 +704,12 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	unsigned long start_code, end_code, start_data, end_data;
 	unsigned long reloc_func_desc __maybe_unused = 0;
 	int executable_stack = EXSTACK_DEFAULT;
-	struct pt_regs *regs = current_pt_regs();
 	struct {
 		struct elfhdr elf_ex;
 		struct elfhdr interp_elf_ex;
 	} *loc;
 	struct arch_elf_state arch_state = INIT_ARCH_ELF_STATE;
+	struct pt_regs *regs;
 
 	loc = kmalloc(sizeof(*loc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!loc) {
@@ -1150,6 +1150,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 				MAP_FIXED | MAP_PRIVATE, 0);
 	}
 
+	regs = current_pt_regs();
 #ifdef ELF_PLAT_INIT
 	/*
 	 * The ABI may specify that certain registers be set up in special