--- linux-2.4.22-oM3-orig/kernel/fork.c	Tue Mar 30 15:37:18 2004
+++ linux-2.4.22-oM3-mod/kernel/fork.c	Mon May 17 18:44:36 2004
@@ -994,6 +994,8 @@
 	exit_namespace(p);
 bad_fork_cleanup_mm:
 	exit_mm(p);
+	if (p->active_mm)
+		mmdrop(p->active_mm);
 bad_fork_cleanup_sighand:
 	exit_sighand(p);
 bad_fork_cleanup_fs: