diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 71a34253dcbb..55c4c805a756 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1021,21 +1021,24 @@ static ssize_t oom_adjust_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
-	char buffer[PROC_NUMBUF], *end;
-	int oom_adjust;
+	char buffer[PROC_NUMBUF];
+	long oom_adjust;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int err;
 
 	memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
 	if (count > sizeof(buffer) - 1)
 		count = sizeof(buffer) - 1;
 	if (copy_from_user(buffer, buf, count))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	oom_adjust = simple_strtol(buffer, &end, 0);
+
+	err = strict_strtol(strstrip(buffer), 0, &oom_adjust);
+	if (err)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if ((oom_adjust < OOM_ADJUST_MIN || oom_adjust > OOM_ADJUST_MAX) &&
 	     oom_adjust != OOM_DISABLE)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (*end == '\n')
-		end++;
+
 	task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
 	if (!task)
 		return -ESRCH;
@@ -1054,9 +1057,8 @@ static ssize_t oom_adjust_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 
 	unlock_task_sighand(task, &flags);
 	put_task_struct(task);
-	if (end - buffer == 0)
-		return -EIO;
-	return end - buffer;
+
+	return count;
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations proc_oom_adjust_operations = {