diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index e6770a526f349aaad7ad55c0081a867be0c6ac0c..0e8e59939d09a72817c114a69ce40973331df31e 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1430,9 +1430,9 @@ int search_binary_handler(struct linux_binprm *bprm,struct pt_regs *regs)
 			}
 		}
 		read_unlock(&binfmt_lock);
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 		if (retval != -ENOEXEC || bprm->mm == NULL) {
 			break;
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 		} else {
 #define printable(c) (((c)=='\t') || ((c)=='\n') || (0x20<=(c) && (c)<=0x7e))
 			if (printable(bprm->buf[0]) &&
@@ -1443,8 +1443,10 @@ int search_binary_handler(struct linux_binprm *bprm,struct pt_regs *regs)
 			if (try)
 				break; /* -ENOEXEC */
 			request_module("binfmt-%04x", *(unsigned short *)(&bprm->buf[2]));
-#endif
 		}
+#else
+		break;
+#endif
 	}
 	return retval;
 }