diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 6a11025e585..ca2961d80fa 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -109,25 +109,6 @@ static struct linux_binfmt elf_format = {
 
 #define BAD_ADDR(x) (unlikely((unsigned long)(x) >= TASK_SIZE))
 
-static int set_brk(unsigned long start, unsigned long end, int prot)
-{
-	start = ELF_PAGEALIGN(start);
-	end = ELF_PAGEALIGN(end);
-	if (end > start) {
-		/*
-		 * Map the last of the bss segment.
-		 * If the header is requesting these pages to be
-		 * executable, honour that (ppc32 needs this).
-		 */
-		int error = vm_brk_flags(start, end - start,
-				prot & PROT_EXEC ? VM_EXEC : 0);
-		if (error)
-			return error;
-	}
-	current->mm->start_brk = current->mm->brk = end;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* We need to explicitly zero any fractional pages
    after the data section (i.e. bss).  This would
    contain the junk from the file that should not
@@ -584,6 +565,41 @@ static inline int make_prot(u32 p_flags, struct arch_elf_state *arch_state,
 	return arch_elf_adjust_prot(prot, arch_state, has_interp, is_interp);
 }
 
+static int zero_bss(unsigned long start, unsigned long end, int prot)
+{
+	/*
+	 * First pad the last page from the file up to
+	 * the page boundary, and zero it from elf_bss up to the end of the page.
+	 */
+	if (padzero(start))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	/*
+	 * Next, align both the file and mem bss up to the page size,
+	 * since this is where elf_bss was just zeroed up to, and where
+	 * last_bss will end after the vm_brk_flags() below.
+	 */
+
+	start = ELF_PAGEALIGN(start);
+	end = ELF_PAGEALIGN(end);
+
+	/* Finally, if there is still more bss to allocate, do it. */
+
+	return (end > start ? vm_brk_flags(start, end - start,
+		prot & PROT_EXEC ? VM_EXEC : 0) : 0);
+}
+
+static int set_brk(unsigned long start, unsigned long end, int prot)
+{
+	int error = zero_bss(start, end, prot);
+
+	if (error < 0)
+		return error;
+
+	current->mm->start_brk = current->mm->brk = ELF_PAGEALIGN(end);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* This is much more generalized than the library routine read function,
    so we keep this separate.  Technically the library read function
    is only provided so that we can read a.out libraries that have
@@ -597,8 +613,6 @@ static unsigned long load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr *interp_elf_ex,
 	struct elf_phdr *eppnt;
 	unsigned long load_addr = 0;
 	int load_addr_set = 0;
-	unsigned long last_bss = 0, elf_bss = 0;
-	int bss_prot = 0;
 	unsigned long error = ~0UL;
 	unsigned long total_size;
 	int i;
@@ -662,50 +676,21 @@ static unsigned long load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr *interp_elf_ex,
 				goto out;
 			}
 
-			/*
-			 * Find the end of the file mapping for this phdr, and
-			 * keep track of the largest address we see for this.
-			 */
-			k = load_addr + eppnt->p_vaddr + eppnt->p_filesz;
-			if (k > elf_bss)
-				elf_bss = k;
+			if (eppnt->p_memsz > eppnt->p_filesz) {
+				/*
+				 * Handle BSS zeroing and mapping
+				 */
+				unsigned long start = load_addr + vaddr + eppnt->p_filesz;
+				unsigned long end = load_addr + vaddr + eppnt->p_memsz;
 
-			/*
-			 * Do the same thing for the memory mapping - between
-			 * elf_bss and last_bss is the bss section.
-			 */
-			k = load_addr + eppnt->p_vaddr + eppnt->p_memsz;
-			if (k > last_bss) {
-				last_bss = k;
-				bss_prot = elf_prot;
+				error = zero_bss(start, end, elf_prot);
+
+				if (error < 0)
+					goto out;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Now fill out the bss section: first pad the last page from
-	 * the file up to the page boundary, and zero it from elf_bss
-	 * up to the end of the page.
-	 */
-	if (padzero(elf_bss)) {
-		error = -EFAULT;
-		goto out;
-	}
-	/*
-	 * Next, align both the file and mem bss up to the page size,
-	 * since this is where elf_bss was just zeroed up to, and where
-	 * last_bss will end after the vm_brk_flags() below.
-	 */
-	elf_bss = ELF_PAGEALIGN(elf_bss);
-	last_bss = ELF_PAGEALIGN(last_bss);
-	/* Finally, if there is still more bss to allocate, do it. */
-	if (last_bss > elf_bss) {
-		error = vm_brk_flags(elf_bss, last_bss - elf_bss,
-				bss_prot & PROT_EXEC ? VM_EXEC : 0);
-		if (error)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
 	error = load_addr;
 out:
 	return error;
@@ -829,8 +814,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	unsigned long error;
 	struct elf_phdr *elf_ppnt, *elf_phdata, *interp_elf_phdata = NULL;
 	struct elf_phdr *elf_property_phdata = NULL;
-	unsigned long elf_bss, elf_brk;
-	int bss_prot = 0;
 	int retval, i;
 	unsigned long elf_entry;
 	unsigned long e_entry;
@@ -1020,9 +1003,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 				 executable_stack);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out_free_dentry;
-	
-	elf_bss = 0;
-	elf_brk = 0;
 
 	start_code = ~0UL;
 	end_code = 0;
@@ -1041,33 +1021,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 		if (elf_ppnt->p_type != PT_LOAD)
 			continue;
 
-		if (unlikely (elf_brk > elf_bss)) {
-			unsigned long nbyte;
-	            
-			/* There was a PT_LOAD segment with p_memsz > p_filesz
-			   before this one. Map anonymous pages, if needed,
-			   and clear the area.  */
-			retval = set_brk(elf_bss + load_bias,
-					 elf_brk + load_bias,
-					 bss_prot);
-			if (retval)
-				goto out_free_dentry;
-			nbyte = ELF_PAGEOFFSET(elf_bss);
-			if (nbyte) {
-				nbyte = ELF_MIN_ALIGN - nbyte;
-				if (nbyte > elf_brk - elf_bss)
-					nbyte = elf_brk - elf_bss;
-				if (clear_user((void __user *)elf_bss +
-							load_bias, nbyte)) {
-					/*
-					 * This bss-zeroing can fail if the ELF
-					 * file specifies odd protections. So
-					 * we don't check the return value
-					 */
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		elf_prot = make_prot(elf_ppnt->p_flags, &arch_state,
 				     !!interpreter, false);
 
@@ -1211,41 +1164,30 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 
 		k = elf_ppnt->p_vaddr + elf_ppnt->p_filesz;
 
-		if (k > elf_bss)
-			elf_bss = k;
+
+		if (elf_ppnt->p_memsz > elf_ppnt->p_filesz) {
+			unsigned long seg_end = elf_ppnt->p_vaddr +
+					 elf_ppnt->p_memsz + load_bias;
+			retval = set_brk(k + load_bias,
+					 seg_end,
+					 elf_prot);
+			if (retval)
+				goto out_free_dentry;
+		}
+
 		if ((elf_ppnt->p_flags & PF_X) && end_code < k)
 			end_code = k;
 		if (end_data < k)
 			end_data = k;
-		k = elf_ppnt->p_vaddr + elf_ppnt->p_memsz;
-		if (k > elf_brk) {
-			bss_prot = elf_prot;
-			elf_brk = k;
-		}
 	}
 
 	e_entry = elf_ex->e_entry + load_bias;
 	phdr_addr += load_bias;
-	elf_bss += load_bias;
-	elf_brk += load_bias;
 	start_code += load_bias;
 	end_code += load_bias;
 	start_data += load_bias;
 	end_data += load_bias;
 
-	/* Calling set_brk effectively mmaps the pages that we need
-	 * for the bss and break sections.  We must do this before
-	 * mapping in the interpreter, to make sure it doesn't wind
-	 * up getting placed where the bss needs to go.
-	 */
-	retval = set_brk(elf_bss, elf_brk, bss_prot);
-	if (retval)
-		goto out_free_dentry;
-	if (likely(elf_bss != elf_brk) && unlikely(padzero(elf_bss))) {
-		retval = -EFAULT; /* Nobody gets to see this, but.. */
-		goto out_free_dentry;
-	}
-
 	if (interpreter) {
 		elf_entry = load_elf_interp(interp_elf_ex,
 					    interpreter,
