diff --git a/kernel/umh.c b/kernel/umh.c
index c2a582b3a2bf..e6b9d6636850 100644
--- a/kernel/umh.c
+++ b/kernel/umh.c
@@ -102,12 +102,10 @@ static int call_usermodehelper_exec_async(void *data)
 
 	commit_creds(new);
 
-	if (sub_info->file) {
+	if (sub_info->file)
 		retval = do_execve_file(sub_info->file,
 					sub_info->argv, sub_info->envp);
-		if (!retval)
-			current->flags |= PF_UMH;
-	} else
+	else
 		retval = do_execve(getname_kernel(sub_info->path),
 				   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->argv,
 				   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->envp);
@@ -468,6 +466,7 @@ static int umh_pipe_setup(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new)
 	umh_info->pipe_to_umh = to_umh[1];
 	umh_info->pipe_from_umh = from_umh[0];
 	umh_info->pid = task_pid_nr(current);
+	current->flags |= PF_UMH;
 	return 0;
 }