diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 7eb8d21bcab9..a919a827d181 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -895,14 +895,14 @@ int kernel_read_file(struct file *file, void **buf, loff_t *size,
 	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode) || max_size < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = security_kernel_read_file(file, id);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = deny_write_access(file);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = security_kernel_read_file(file, id);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	i_size = i_size_read(file_inode(file));
 	if (max_size > 0 && i_size > max_size) {
 		ret = -EFBIG;