diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index bf00b966e87f..e458cd47c099 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -913,6 +913,7 @@ static int ima_lsm_rule_init(struct ima_rule_entry *entry,
 
 		if (ima_rules == &ima_default_rules) {
 			kfree(entry->lsm[lsm_rule].args_p);
+			entry->lsm[lsm_rule].args_p = NULL;
 			result = -EINVAL;
 		} else
 			result = 0;
@@ -1404,7 +1405,7 @@ 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);