diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
index 9bb71abd66bd..37b36a8ce5fa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	set_personality_ia32(false);
 
 	setup_new_exec(bprm);
+	install_exec_creds(bprm);
 
 	regs->cs = __USER32_CS;
 	regs->r8 = regs->r9 = regs->r10 = regs->r11 = regs->r12 =
@@ -156,8 +157,6 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	if (retval < 0)
 		return retval;
 
-	install_exec_creds(bprm);
-
 	if (N_MAGIC(ex) == OMAGIC) {
 		unsigned long text_addr, map_size;
 
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_aout.c b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
index 8e8346a81723..ace587b66904 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_aout.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 	set_personality(PER_LINUX);
 #endif
 	setup_new_exec(bprm);
+	install_exec_creds(bprm);
 
 	current->mm->end_code = ex.a_text +
 		(current->mm->start_code = N_TXTADDR(ex));
@@ -174,7 +175,6 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
 	if (retval < 0)
 		return retval;
 
-	install_exec_creds(bprm);
 
 	if (N_MAGIC(ex) == OMAGIC) {
 		unsigned long text_addr, map_size;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index d86ebd0dcc3d..9f785627009c 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ static int load_elf_fdpic_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		current->personality |= READ_IMPLIES_EXEC;
 
 	setup_new_exec(bprm);
+	install_exec_creds(bprm);
 
 	set_binfmt(&elf_fdpic_format);
 
@@ -434,7 +435,6 @@ static int load_elf_fdpic_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	current->mm->start_stack = current->mm->start_brk + stack_size;
 #endif
 
-	install_exec_creds(bprm);
 	if (create_elf_fdpic_tables(bprm, current->mm,
 				    &exec_params, &interp_params) < 0)
 		goto error;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
index c999bc0c0691..22a7d7547a91 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ static int load_flat_file(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 		/* OK, This is the point of no return */
 		set_personality(PER_LINUX_32BIT);
 		setup_new_exec(bprm);
+		install_exec_creds(bprm);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -992,8 +993,6 @@ static int load_flat_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		}
 	}
 
-	install_exec_creds(bprm);
-
 	set_binfmt(&flat_format);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU