2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index cadf9cc02b25..717daad71fb1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5080,7 +5080,8 @@ int md_run(struct mddev *mddev)
         }
         if (err) {
                 mddev_detach(mddev);
-                pers->free(mddev, mddev->private);
+                if (mddev->private)
+                        pers->free(mddev, mddev->private);
                 module_put(pers->owner);
                 bitmap_destroy(mddev);
                 return err;
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid0.c b/drivers/md/raid0.c
index a13f738a7b39..3ed9f42ddca6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid0.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid0.c
@@ -467,8 +467,6 @@ static int raid0_run(struct mddev *mddev)
         dump_zones(mddev);
 
         ret = md_integrity_register(mddev);
-        if (ret)
-                raid0_free(mddev, conf);
 
         return ret;
 }