diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4eb7a17e18f1..2b8434aaeece 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 VERSION = 4
 PATCHLEVEL = 9
-SUBLEVEL = 157
+SUBLEVEL = 158
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Roaring Lionus
 
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_script.c b/fs/binfmt_script.c
index 634bdbb23851..afdf4e3cafc2 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_script.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_script.c
@@ -43,14 +43,10 @@ static int load_script(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	fput(bprm->file);
 	bprm->file = NULL;
 
-	for (cp = bprm->buf+2;; cp++) {
-		if (cp >= bprm->buf + BINPRM_BUF_SIZE)
-			return -ENOEXEC;
-		if (!*cp || (*cp == '\n'))
-			break;
-	}
+	bprm->buf[BINPRM_BUF_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
+	if ((cp = strchr(bprm->buf, '\n')) == NULL)
+		cp = bprm->buf+BINPRM_BUF_SIZE-1;
 	*cp = '\0';
-
 	while (cp > bprm->buf) {
 		cp--;
 		if ((*cp == ' ') || (*cp == '\t'))