diff --git a/security/safesetid/securityfs.c b/security/safesetid/securityfs.c
index d568e17dd773..74a13d432ed8 100644
--- a/security/safesetid/securityfs.c
+++ b/security/safesetid/securityfs.c
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ out_free_rule:
 out_free_buf:
 	kfree(buf);
 out_free_pol:
-	release_ruleset(pol);
+	if (pol)
+                release_ruleset(pol);
 	return err;
 }