diff --git a/kernel/audit_tree.c b/kernel/audit_tree.c
index 3a5ca582ba1e..69a58515f43f 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_tree.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_tree.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static void untag_chunk(struct node *p)
 
 	fsnotify_duplicate_mark(&new->mark, entry);
 	if (fsnotify_add_mark(&new->mark, new->mark.group, new->mark.i.inode, NULL, 1)) {
-		free_chunk(new);
+		fsnotify_put_mark(&new->mark);
 		goto Fallback;
 	}
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int create_chunk(struct inode *inode, struct audit_tree *tree)
 
 	entry = &chunk->mark;
 	if (fsnotify_add_mark(entry, audit_tree_group, inode, NULL, 0)) {
-		free_chunk(chunk);
+		fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int tag_chunk(struct inode *inode, struct audit_tree *tree)
 	fsnotify_duplicate_mark(chunk_entry, old_entry);
 	if (fsnotify_add_mark(chunk_entry, chunk_entry->group, chunk_entry->i.inode, NULL, 1)) {
 		spin_unlock(&old_entry->lock);
-		free_chunk(chunk);
+		fsnotify_put_mark(chunk_entry);
 		fsnotify_put_mark(old_entry);
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}