diff -urN linux-2.4.18-rc3/fs/binfmt_elf.c linux-2.4.18-rc4/fs/binfmt_elf.c
--- linux-2.4.18-rc3/fs/binfmt_elf.c	Fri Feb 22 04:30:42 2002
+++ linux-2.4.18-rc4/fs/binfmt_elf.c	Fri Feb 22 04:30:50 2002
@@ -564,6 +564,9 @@
 			// printk(KERN_WARNING "ELF: Ambiguous type, using ELF\n");
 			interpreter_type = INTERPRETER_ELF;
 		}
+	} else {
+		/* Executables without an interpreter also need a personality  */
+		SET_PERSONALITY(elf_ex, ibcs2_interpreter);
 	}
 
 	/* OK, we are done with that, now set up the arg stuff,