--- linux-2.4.22-CVS-orig/kernel/fork.c	Thu Feb  5 10:51:30 2004
+++ linux-2.4.22-CVS-mod/kernel/fork.c	Tue May 18 20:35:23 2004
@@ -974,6 +974,8 @@
 	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: