diff --git a/fs/autofs4/inode.c b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
index a61521eaf113..438b5bf675b6 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ fail_dput:
 	dput(root);
 	goto fail_free;
 fail_ino:
-	kfree(ino);
+	autofs4_free_ino(ino);
 fail_free:
 	kfree(sbi);
 	s->s_fs_info = NULL;