diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/conditional.c b/security/selinux/ss/conditional.c
index 1ef74c085f2b..865611127357 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/conditional.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/conditional.c
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ static void cond_list_destroy(struct policydb *p)
 	for (i = 0; i < p->cond_list_len; i++)
 		cond_node_destroy(&p->cond_list[i]);
 	kfree(p->cond_list);
+	p->cond_list = NULL;
+	p->cond_list_len = 0;
 }
 
 void cond_policydb_destroy(struct policydb *p)
@@ -440,7 +442,6 @@ int cond_read_list(struct policydb *p, void *fp)
 	return 0;
 err:
 	cond_list_destroy(p);
-	p->cond_list = NULL;
 	return rc;
 }