diff --git a/security/apparmor/mount.c b/security/apparmor/mount.c
index ec15bee2046c..85dc8a548c4b 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/mount.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/mount.c
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ int aa_pivotroot(struct aa_label *label, const struct path *old_path,
 			aa_put_label(target);
 			goto out;
 		}
+		aa_put_label(target);
 	} else
 		/* already audited error */
 		error = PTR_ERR(target);