diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/services.c b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
index c4931bf6f92a..e8035e4876df 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/services.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
@@ -4045,6 +4045,7 @@ int security_read_policy(struct selinux_state *state,
 int security_read_state_kernel(struct selinux_state *state,
 			       void **data, size_t *len)
 {
+	int err;
 	struct selinux_policy *policy;
 
 	policy = rcu_dereference_protected(
@@ -4057,5 +4058,11 @@ int security_read_state_kernel(struct selinux_state *state,
 	if (!*data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	return __security_read_policy(policy, *data, len);
+	err = __security_read_policy(policy, *data, len);
+	if (err) {
+		vfree(*data);
+		*data = NULL;
+		*len = 0;
+	}
+	return err;
 }