1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 472cdf29ef82..40da732eb73c 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -578,16 +578,13 @@ retry:
         /* return the watch descriptor for this new entry */
         ret = tmp_ientry->wd;
 
-        /* match the ref from fsnotify_init_markentry() */
-        fsnotify_put_mark(&tmp_ientry->fsn_entry);
-
         /* if this mark added a new event update the group mask */
         if (mask & ~group->mask)
                 fsnotify_recalc_group_mask(group);
 
 out_err:
-        if (ret < 0)
-                kmem_cache_free(inotify_inode_mark_cachep, tmp_ientry);
+        /* match the ref from fsnotify_init_markentry() */
+        fsnotify_put_mark(&tmp_ientry->fsn_entry);
 
         return ret;
 }