diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index dc01b14c58cd..1ba97d745019 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -4165,7 +4165,7 @@ struct mnt_namespace *copy_mnt_ns(u64 flags, struct mnt_namespace *ns,
 	new = copy_tree(old, old->mnt.mnt_root, copy_flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(new)) {
 		namespace_unlock();
-		ns_common_free(ns);
+		ns_common_free(new_ns);
 		dec_mnt_namespaces(new_ns->ucounts);
 		mnt_ns_release(new_ns);
 		return ERR_CAST(new);