diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 786ee275ec0a..18ed6dd906c1 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -595,7 +595,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int load_addr_set = 0;
 	char * elf_interpreter = NULL;
 	unsigned int interpreter_type = INTERPRETER_NONE;
-	unsigned char ibcs2_interpreter = 0;
 	unsigned long error;
 	struct elf_phdr *elf_ppnt, *elf_phdata;
 	unsigned long elf_bss, elf_brk;
@@ -713,14 +712,6 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 			if (elf_interpreter[elf_ppnt->p_filesz - 1] != '\0')
 				goto out_free_interp;
 
-			/* If the program interpreter is one of these two,
-			 * then assume an iBCS2 image. Otherwise assume
-			 * a native linux image.
-			 */
-			if (strcmp(elf_interpreter,"/usr/lib/libc.so.1") == 0 ||
-			    strcmp(elf_interpreter,"/usr/lib/ld.so.1") == 0)
-				ibcs2_interpreter = 1;
-
 			/*
 			 * The early SET_PERSONALITY here is so that the lookup
 			 * for the interpreter happens in the namespace of the 
@@ -740,7 +731,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 			 * switch really is going to happen - do this in
 			 * flush_thread().	- akpm
 			 */
-			SET_PERSONALITY(loc->elf_ex, ibcs2_interpreter);
+			SET_PERSONALITY(loc->elf_ex, 0);
 
 			interpreter = open_exec(elf_interpreter);
 			retval = PTR_ERR(interpreter);
@@ -819,7 +810,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 			goto out_free_dentry;
 	} else {
 		/* Executables without an interpreter also need a personality  */
-		SET_PERSONALITY(loc->elf_ex, ibcs2_interpreter);
+		SET_PERSONALITY(loc->elf_ex, 0);
 	}
 
 	/* OK, we are done with that, now set up the arg stuff,
@@ -853,7 +844,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	/* Do this immediately, since STACK_TOP as used in setup_arg_pages
 	   may depend on the personality.  */
-	SET_PERSONALITY(loc->elf_ex, ibcs2_interpreter);
+	SET_PERSONALITY(loc->elf_ex, 0);
 	if (elf_read_implies_exec(loc->elf_ex, executable_stack))
 		current->personality |= READ_IMPLIES_EXEC;