1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index f1867900e459..b7c1603cd4bd 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1522,11 +1522,11 @@ static int fill_note_info(struct elfhdr *elf, int phdrs,
         info->thread = NULL;
 
         psinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*psinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
-        fill_note(&info->psinfo, "CORE", NT_PRPSINFO, sizeof(*psinfo), psinfo);
-
         if (psinfo == NULL)
                 return 0;
 
+        fill_note(&info->psinfo, "CORE", NT_PRPSINFO, sizeof(*psinfo), psinfo);
+
         /*
          * Figure out how many notes we're going to need for each thread.
          */