diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index 8a55bdfad404..b2dadff3626b 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ static int ima_lsm_rule_init(struct ima_rule_entry *entry,
 					   &entry->lsm[lsm_rule].rule);
 	if (!entry->lsm[lsm_rule].rule) {
 		kfree(entry->lsm[lsm_rule].args_p);
+		entry->lsm[lsm_rule].args_p = NULL;
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -1034,7 +1035,7 @@ ssize_t ima_parse_add_rule(char *rule)
 
 	result = ima_parse_rule(p, entry);
 	if (result) {
-		kfree(entry);
+		ima_free_rule(entry);
 		integrity_audit_msg(AUDIT_INTEGRITY_STATUS, NULL,
 				    NULL, op, "invalid-policy", result,
 				    audit_info);