diff --git a/security/selinux/avc.c b/security/selinux/avc.c
index 2380b8d72cec..23f387b30ece 100644
--- a/security/selinux/avc.c
+++ b/security/selinux/avc.c
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ static int avc_update_node(u32 event, u32 perms, u8 driver, u8 xperm, u32 ssid,
 	if (orig->ae.xp_node) {
 		rc = avc_xperms_populate(node, orig->ae.xp_node);
 		if (rc) {
-			kmem_cache_free(avc_node_cachep, node);
+			avc_node_kill(node);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 	}