diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index e06c68e2d757..fc7d677ff5ad 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int init_file(struct file *f, int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 	f->f_cred = get_cred(cred);
 	error = security_file_alloc(f);
 	if (unlikely(error)) {
-		file_free_rcu(&f->f_rcuhead);
+		put_cred(f->f_cred);
 		return error;
 	}
 
@@ -208,8 +208,10 @@ struct file *alloc_empty_file(int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	error = init_file(f, flags, cred);
-	if (unlikely(error))
+	if (unlikely(error)) {
+		kmem_cache_free(filp_cachep, f);
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
+	}
 
 	percpu_counter_inc(&nr_files);
 
@@ -240,8 +242,10 @@ struct file *alloc_empty_file_noaccount(int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	error = init_file(f, flags, cred);
-	if (unlikely(error))
+	if (unlikely(error)) {
+		kmem_cache_free(filp_cachep, f);
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
+	}
 
 	f->f_mode |= FMODE_NOACCOUNT;
 
@@ -265,8 +269,10 @@ struct file *alloc_empty_backing_file(int flags, const struct cred *cred)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	error = init_file(&ff->file, flags, cred);
-	if (unlikely(error))
+	if (unlikely(error)) {
+		kfree(ff);
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
+	}
 
 	ff->file.f_mode |= FMODE_BACKING | FMODE_NOACCOUNT;
 	return &ff->file;