diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index ad90a3a64293..48dbd91d8b0e 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -1423,8 +1423,6 @@ 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;
 		}