diff --git a/security/apparmor/mount.c b/security/apparmor/mount.c
index 7c8e6d748306..4b433cf1526f 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/mount.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/mount.c
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ int aa_pivotroot(struct aa_label *label, const struct path *old_path,
 			aa_put_label(target);
 			goto out;
 		}
+		aa_put_label(target);
 	} else
 		/* already audited error */
 		error = PTR_ERR(target);