--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c	2005-09-30 23:17:35.000000000 +0200
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c	2005-10-07 11:46:27.159874250 +0200
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_
 		send_sig(SIGKILL, current, 0);
 		goto out_free_dentry;
 	}
-	if (padzero(elf_bss)) {
+	if ((elf_bss != elf_brk) && padzero(elf_bss)) {
 		send_sig(SIGSEGV, current, 0);
 		retval = -EFAULT; /* Nobody gets to see this, but.. */
 		goto out_free_dentry;