diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index fcd8642ef2d2..81477116035d 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ int kernel_read_file(struct file *file, void **buf, loff_t *size,
 				    i_size - pos);
 		if (bytes < 0) {
 			ret = bytes;
-			goto out;
+			goto out_free;
 		}
 
 		if (bytes == 0)