diff --git a/security/apparmor/policy_ns.c b/security/apparmor/policy_ns.c
index 5c38563a6dcf..fd5b7afbcb48 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/policy_ns.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/policy_ns.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static struct aa_ns *alloc_ns(const char *prefix, const char *name)
 	return ns;
 
 fail_unconfined:
-	kfree_sensitive(ns->base.hname);
+	aa_policy_destroy(&ns->base);
 fail_ns:
 	kfree_sensitive(ns);
 	return NULL;