diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
index f5e737f..cb26f18 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_aout.c
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@
 	.min_coredump	= PAGE_SIZE
 };
 
-static unsigned long set_brk(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+static int set_brk(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
 	start = PAGE_ALIGN(start);
 	end = PAGE_ALIGN(end);
 	if (end <= start)
-		return start;
+		return 0;
 	return vm_brk(start, end - start);
 }
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
 
 		error = vm_brk(text_addr & PAGE_MASK, map_size);
 
-		if (error != (text_addr & PAGE_MASK))
+		if (error)
 			return error;
 
 		error = read_code(bprm->file, text_addr, 32,
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
 
 		if (!bprm->file->f_op->mmap || (fd_offset & ~PAGE_MASK) != 0) {
 			error = vm_brk(N_TXTADDR(ex), ex.a_text+ex.a_data);
-			if (IS_ERR_VALUE(error))
+			if (error)
 				return error;
 
 			read_code(bprm->file, N_TXTADDR(ex), fd_offset,
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
 
 beyond_if:
 	error = set_brk(current->mm->start_brk, current->mm->brk);
-	if (IS_ERR_VALUE(error))
+	if (error)
 		return error;
 
 	set_binfmt(&aout_format);
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
 		}
 #endif
 		retval = vm_brk(start_addr, ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss);
-		if (IS_ERR_VALUE(retval))
+		if (retval)
 			goto out;
 
 		read_code(file, start_addr, N_TXTOFF(ex),
@@ -461,9 +461,8 @@
 	len = PAGE_ALIGN(ex.a_text + ex.a_data);
 	bss = ex.a_text + ex.a_data + ex.a_bss;
 	if (bss > len) {
-		error = vm_brk(start_addr + len, bss - len);
-		retval = error;
-		if (error != start_addr + len)
+		retval = vm_brk(start_addr + len, bss - len);
+		if (retval)
 			goto out;
 	}
 	retval = 0;