diff --git a/kernel/exec_domain.c b/kernel/exec_domain.c
index dd62f8e714ca52..0dbeae37422509 100644
--- a/kernel/exec_domain.c
+++ b/kernel/exec_domain.c
@@ -134,23 +134,14 @@ unregister_exec_domain(struct exec_domain *ep)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-__set_personality(unsigned int personality)
+int __set_personality(unsigned int personality)
 {
-	struct exec_domain	*ep, *oep;
-
-	ep = lookup_exec_domain(personality);
-	if (ep == current_thread_info()->exec_domain) {
-		current->personality = personality;
-		module_put(ep->module);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	struct exec_domain *oep = current_thread_info()->exec_domain;
 
+	current_thread_info()->exec_domain = lookup_exec_domain(personality);
 	current->personality = personality;
-	oep = current_thread_info()->exec_domain;
-	current_thread_info()->exec_domain = ep;
-
 	module_put(oep->module);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -192,11 +183,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(personality, unsigned int, personality)
 {
 	unsigned int old = current->personality;
 
-	if (personality != 0xffffffff) {
+	if (personality != 0xffffffff)
 		set_personality(personality);
-		if (current->personality != personality)
-			return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	return old;
 }