diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index dd25d90896fc..557d46728577 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -3127,14 +3127,12 @@ int proc_do_large_bitmap(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 			else
 				bitmap_copy(bitmap, tmp_bitmap, bitmap_len);
 		}
-		kfree(tmp_bitmap);
 		*lenp -= left;
 		*ppos += *lenp;
-		return 0;
-	} else {
-		kfree(tmp_bitmap);
-		return err;
 	}
+
+	kfree(tmp_bitmap);
+	return err;
 }
 
 #else /* CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL */