diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index 959a066b7bb0..2843b7cf4d7a 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ static int reiserfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mod
 
 out_failed:
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(dir->i_sb);
+	reiserfs_security_free(&security);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -778,6 +779,7 @@ static int reiserfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode
 
 out_failed:
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(dir->i_sb);
+	reiserfs_security_free(&security);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -876,6 +878,7 @@ static int reiserfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode
 	retval = journal_end(&th);
 out_failed:
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(dir->i_sb);
+	reiserfs_security_free(&security);
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -1191,6 +1194,7 @@ static int reiserfs_symlink(struct inode *parent_dir,
 	retval = journal_end(&th);
 out_failed:
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(parent_dir->i_sb);
+	reiserfs_security_free(&security);
 	return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c
index 20be9a0e5870..59d87f9f72fb 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ int reiserfs_security_init(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode,
 	int error;
 
 	sec->name = NULL;
+	sec->value = NULL;
 
 	/* Don't add selinux attributes on xattrs - they'll never get used */
 	if (IS_PRIVATE(dir))
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ int reiserfs_security_write(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 
 void reiserfs_security_free(struct reiserfs_security_handle *sec)
 {
-	kfree(sec->name);
 	kfree(sec->value);
 	sec->name = NULL;
 	sec->value = NULL;