diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index ff83ffe7a910..7947633d3ced 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -2824,6 +2824,7 @@ late_initcall(max_swapfiles_check);
 static struct swap_info_struct *alloc_swap_info(void)
 {
 	struct swap_info_struct *p;
+	struct swap_info_struct *defer = NULL;
 	unsigned int type;
 	int i;
 
@@ -2852,7 +2853,7 @@ static struct swap_info_struct *alloc_swap_info(void)
 		smp_wmb();
 		WRITE_ONCE(nr_swapfiles, nr_swapfiles + 1);
 	} else {
-		kvfree(p);
+		defer = p;
 		p = swap_info[type];
 		/*
 		 * Do not memset this entry: a racing procfs swap_next()
@@ -2865,6 +2866,7 @@ static struct swap_info_struct *alloc_swap_info(void)
 		plist_node_init(&p->avail_lists[i], 0);
 	p->flags = SWP_USED;
 	spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+	kvfree(defer);
 	spin_lock_init(&p->lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&p->cont_lock);