1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
index 892cce82867e..ec8a21df1142 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
@@ -275,16 +275,12 @@ asmlinkage long sys_execve(char __user *name,
         char *filename;
         int error;
 
-        lock_kernel();
-
         filename = getname(name);
         error = PTR_ERR(filename);
-        if (!IS_ERR(filename)) {
-                error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, __frame);
-                putname(filename);
-        }
-
-        unlock_kernel();
+        if (IS_ERR(filename))
+                return error;
+        error = do_execve(filename, argv, envp, __frame);
+        putname(filename);
         return error;
 }