diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 938fc4e..e158b22 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -96,10 +96,9 @@
 	start = ELF_PAGEALIGN(start);
 	end = ELF_PAGEALIGN(end);
 	if (end > start) {
-		unsigned long addr;
-		addr = vm_brk(start, end - start);
-		if (BAD_ADDR(addr))
-			return addr;
+		int error = vm_brk(start, end - start);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
 	}
 	current->mm->start_brk = current->mm->brk = end;
 	return 0;
@@ -629,7 +628,7 @@
 
 		/* Map the last of the bss segment */
 		error = vm_brk(elf_bss, last_bss - elf_bss);
-		if (BAD_ADDR(error))
+		if (error)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -1178,7 +1177,7 @@
 	bss = eppnt->p_memsz + eppnt->p_vaddr;
 	if (bss > len) {
 		error = vm_brk(len, bss - len);
-		if (BAD_ADDR(error))
+		if (error)
 			goto out_free_ph;
 	}
 	error = 0;