diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 15c2a08..1e8cfc4 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -1285,6 +1285,8 @@
 		rc = inode->i_op->getxattr(dentry, XATTR_NAME_SELINUX,
 					   context, len);
 		if (rc == -ERANGE) {
+			kfree(context);
+
 			/* Need a larger buffer.  Query for the right size. */
 			rc = inode->i_op->getxattr(dentry, XATTR_NAME_SELINUX,
 						   NULL, 0);
@@ -1292,7 +1294,6 @@
 				dput(dentry);
 				goto out_unlock;
 			}
-			kfree(context);
 			len = rc;
 			context = kmalloc(len+1, GFP_NOFS);
 			if (!context) {