diff --git a/fs/binfmt_em86.c b/fs/binfmt_em86.c
index f95ae9789c91..f9c88d0c8ced 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_em86.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_em86.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int load_em86(struct linux_binprm *bprm,struct pt_regs *regs)
 			return -ENOEXEC;
 	}
 
-	bprm->sh_bang++;	/* Well, the bang-shell is implicit... */
+	bprm->sh_bang = 1;	/* Well, the bang-shell is implicit... */
 	allow_write_access(bprm->file);
 	fput(bprm->file);
 	bprm->file = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index dbf0ac0523de..7191306367c5 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ static int load_misc_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (!enabled)
 		goto _ret;
 
+	retval = -ENOEXEC;
+	if (bprm->misc_bang)
+		goto _ret;
+
+	bprm->misc_bang = 1;
+
 	/* to keep locking time low, we copy the interpreter string */
 	read_lock(&entries_lock);
 	fmt = check_file(bprm);
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_script.c b/fs/binfmt_script.c
index ab33939b12a7..9e3963f7ebf1 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_script.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_script.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static int load_script(struct linux_binprm *bprm,struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 * Sorta complicated, but hopefully it will work.  -TYT
 	 */
 
-	bprm->sh_bang++;
+	bprm->sh_bang = 1;
 	allow_write_access(bprm->file);
 	fput(bprm->file);
 	bprm->file = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index 1dd756731c95..b512e48f6d8e 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ struct linux_binprm{
 #endif
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	unsigned long p; /* current top of mem */
-	int sh_bang;
+	unsigned int sh_bang:1,
+		     misc_bang:1;
 	struct file * file;
 	int e_uid, e_gid;
 	kernel_cap_t cap_inheritable, cap_permitted;