diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c
index 0559d442ad80..e252f62bb8c2 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ static int netlbl_cipsov4_add_std(struct genl_info *info,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	doi_def->map.std = kzalloc(sizeof(*doi_def->map.std), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (doi_def->map.std == NULL) {
-		ret_val = -ENOMEM;
-		goto add_std_failure;
+		kfree(doi_def);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	doi_def->type = CIPSO_V4_MAP_TRANS;