diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 214c70e1d05942e8a0a9a2e4ece7a6f5086f9c62..c8252f01d5dbb4216b9548d8035628f8f1ea2d8a 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -1240,6 +1240,7 @@ unsigned long do_mmap(struct file *file,
 error_just_free:
 	up_write(&nommu_region_sem);
 error:
+	mas_destroy(&mas);
 	if (region->vm_file)
 		fput(region->vm_file);
 	kmem_cache_free(vm_region_jar, region);
@@ -1250,7 +1251,6 @@ unsigned long do_mmap(struct file *file,
 
 sharing_violation:
 	up_write(&nommu_region_sem);
-	mas_destroy(&mas);
 	pr_warn("Attempt to share mismatched mappings\n");
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	goto error;