diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
index 76285471073ec18193edaf0304cb4e385affae3f..38502c67987c573541325aaf0f8a5db1ada1f756 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf_fdpic.c
@@ -283,20 +283,23 @@ static int load_elf_fdpic_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	}
 
 	stack_size = exec_params.stack_size;
-	if (stack_size < interp_params.stack_size)
-		stack_size = interp_params.stack_size;
-
 	if (exec_params.flags & ELF_FDPIC_FLAG_EXEC_STACK)
 		executable_stack = EXSTACK_ENABLE_X;
 	else if (exec_params.flags & ELF_FDPIC_FLAG_NOEXEC_STACK)
 		executable_stack = EXSTACK_DISABLE_X;
-	else if (interp_params.flags & ELF_FDPIC_FLAG_EXEC_STACK)
-		executable_stack = EXSTACK_ENABLE_X;
-	else if (interp_params.flags & ELF_FDPIC_FLAG_NOEXEC_STACK)
-		executable_stack = EXSTACK_DISABLE_X;
 	else
 		executable_stack = EXSTACK_DEFAULT;
 
+	if (stack_size == 0) {
+		stack_size = interp_params.stack_size;
+		if (interp_params.flags & ELF_FDPIC_FLAG_EXEC_STACK)
+			executable_stack = EXSTACK_ENABLE_X;
+		else if (interp_params.flags & ELF_FDPIC_FLAG_NOEXEC_STACK)
+			executable_stack = EXSTACK_DISABLE_X;
+		else
+			executable_stack = EXSTACK_DEFAULT;
+	}
+
 	retval = -ENOEXEC;
 	if (stack_size == 0)
 		goto error;