1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
index 5c429d70e17f..0828d6d963b7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ int arch_elf_pt_proc(void *_ehdr, void *_phdr, struct file *elf,
         bool elf32;
         u32 flags;
         int ret;
+        loff_t pos;
 
         elf32 = ehdr->e32.e_ident[EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32;
         flags = elf32 ? ehdr->e32.e_flags : ehdr->e64.e_flags;
@@ -108,21 +109,16 @@ int arch_elf_pt_proc(void *_ehdr, void *_phdr, struct file *elf,
 
                 if (phdr32->p_filesz < sizeof(abiflags))
                         return -EINVAL;
-
-                ret = kernel_read(elf, phdr32->p_offset,
-                                  (char *)&abiflags,
-                                  sizeof(abiflags));
+                pos = phdr32->p_offset;
         } else {
                 if (phdr64->p_type != PT_MIPS_ABIFLAGS)
                         return 0;
                 if (phdr64->p_filesz < sizeof(abiflags))
                         return -EINVAL;
-
-                ret = kernel_read(elf, phdr64->p_offset,
-                                  (char *)&abiflags,
-                                  sizeof(abiflags));
+                pos = phdr64->p_offset;
         }
 
+        ret = kernel_read(elf, &abiflags, sizeof(abiflags), &pos);
         if (ret < 0)
                 return ret;
         if (ret != sizeof(abiflags))