diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
index a1e6860..afb7e9d 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
@@ -176,19 +176,14 @@ static int create_flat_tables(struct linux_binprm *bprm, unsigned long arg_start
 #define ENCRYPTED    0x20 /* bit 5 set: file is encrypted */
 #define RESERVED     0xC0 /* bit 6,7:   reserved */
 
-static int decompress_exec(
-	struct linux_binprm *bprm,
-	unsigned long offset,
-	char *dst,
-	long len,
-	int fd)
+static int decompress_exec(struct linux_binprm *bprm, loff_t fpos, char *dst,
+		long len, int fd)
 {
 	unsigned char *buf;
 	z_stream strm;
-	loff_t fpos;
 	int ret, retval;
 
-	pr_debug("decompress_exec(offset=%lx,buf=%p,len=%lx)\n", offset, dst, len);
+	pr_debug("decompress_exec(offset=%llx,buf=%p,len=%lx)\n", fpos, dst, len);
 
 	memset(&strm, 0, sizeof(strm));
 	strm.workspace = kmalloc(zlib_inflate_workspacesize(), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -204,13 +199,11 @@ static int decompress_exec(
 	}
 
 	/* Read in first chunk of data and parse gzip header. */
-	fpos = offset;
-	ret = kernel_read(bprm->file, offset, buf, LBUFSIZE);
+	ret = kernel_read(bprm->file, buf, LBUFSIZE, &fpos);
 
 	strm.next_in = buf;
 	strm.avail_in = ret;
 	strm.total_in = 0;
-	fpos += ret;
 
 	retval = -ENOEXEC;
 
@@ -276,7 +269,7 @@ static int decompress_exec(
 	}
 
 	while ((ret = zlib_inflate(&strm, Z_NO_FLUSH)) == Z_OK) {
-		ret = kernel_read(bprm->file, fpos, buf, LBUFSIZE);
+		ret = kernel_read(bprm->file, buf, LBUFSIZE, &fpos);
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			break;
 		len -= ret;
@@ -284,7 +277,6 @@ static int decompress_exec(
 		strm.next_in = buf;
 		strm.avail_in = ret;
 		strm.total_in = 0;
-		fpos += ret;
 	}
 
 	if (ret < 0) {