diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index f1867900e45..b7c1603cd4b 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.
 	 */