diff --git a/kernel/audit_tree.c b/kernel/audit_tree.c
index 69a58515f43f..2b2ffff9eca2 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_tree.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_tree.c
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ static void untag_chunk(struct node *p)
 		spin_unlock(&hash_lock);
 		spin_unlock(&entry->lock);
 		fsnotify_destroy_mark(entry);
-		fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -293,7 +292,6 @@ static void untag_chunk(struct node *p)
 	spin_unlock(&hash_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&entry->lock);
 	fsnotify_destroy_mark(entry);
-	fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
 	goto out;
 
 Fallback:
@@ -332,6 +330,7 @@ static int create_chunk(struct inode *inode, struct audit_tree *tree)
 		spin_unlock(&hash_lock);
 		chunk->dead = 1;
 		spin_unlock(&entry->lock);
+		fsnotify_get_mark(entry);
 		fsnotify_destroy_mark(entry);
 		fsnotify_put_mark(entry);
 		return 0;
@@ -412,6 +411,7 @@ static int tag_chunk(struct inode *inode, struct audit_tree *tree)
 		spin_unlock(&chunk_entry->lock);
 		spin_unlock(&old_entry->lock);
 
+		fsnotify_get_mark(chunk_entry);
 		fsnotify_destroy_mark(chunk_entry);
 
 		fsnotify_put_mark(chunk_entry);
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ static int tag_chunk(struct inode *inode, struct audit_tree *tree)
 	spin_unlock(&old_entry->lock);
 	fsnotify_destroy_mark(old_entry);
 	fsnotify_put_mark(old_entry); /* pair to fsnotify_find mark_entry */
-	fsnotify_put_mark(old_entry); /* and kill it */
 	return 0;
 }