diff --git a/kernel/watch_queue.c b/kernel/watch_queue.c
index 00703444a219..5b0531020cf8 100644
--- a/kernel/watch_queue.c
+++ b/kernel/watch_queue.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ long watch_queue_set_size(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned int nr_notes)
 	struct page **pages;
 	unsigned long *bitmap;
 	unsigned long user_bufs;
-	int ret, i, nr_pages;
+	int ret, i, nr_pages, allocated_pages;
 
 	if (!wqueue)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ long watch_queue_set_size(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned int nr_notes)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
 		pages[i] = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+		allocated_pages = i;
 		if (!pages[i])
 			goto error_p;
 		pages[i]->index = i * WATCH_QUEUE_NOTES_PER_PAGE;
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ long watch_queue_set_size(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned int nr_notes)
 	return 0;
 
 error_p:
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < allocated_pages; i++)
 		__free_page(pages[i]);
 	kfree(pages);
 error: