diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/super.c b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
index 01e3d6e53944..d7a7c53803c1 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
@@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ static int efivarfs_callback(efi_char16_t *name16, efi_guid_t vendor,
 		goto fail_inode;
 	}
 
-	/* copied by the above to local storage in the dentry. */
-	kfree(name);
-
 	efivar_entry_size(entry, &size);
 	err = efivar_entry_add(entry, &efivarfs_list);
 	if (err)
 		goto fail_inode;
 
+	/* copied by the above to local storage in the dentry. */
+	kfree(name);
+
 	inode_lock(inode);
 	inode->i_private = entry;
 	i_size_write(inode, size + sizeof(entry->var.Attributes));