diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index eeb93f009b28..5134ec246e8f 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -1431,8 +1431,6 @@ static int do_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 
 		err = ubifs_budget_space(c, &wht_req);
 		if (err) {
-			kfree(whiteout_ui->data);
-			whiteout_ui->data_len = 0;
 			iput(whiteout);
 			goto out_release;
 		}