2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 97f609f574b1..2a9d98c641ac 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ NORET_TYPE void do_exit(long code)
         proc_exit_connector(tsk);
         exit_notify(tsk, group_dead);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-        mpol_free(tsk->mempolicy);
+        mpol_put(tsk->mempolicy);
         tsk->mempolicy = NULL;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUTEX
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index c674aa8d3c31..1a5ae2084574 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ bad_fork_cleanup_security:
         security_task_free(p);
 bad_fork_cleanup_policy:
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-        mpol_free(p->mempolicy);
+        mpol_put(p->mempolicy);
 bad_fork_cleanup_cgroup:
 #endif
         cgroup_exit(p, cgroup_callbacks_done);