diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index 526704e..07fc947 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@
 				goto out_enomem_free_avc;
 			allocated = anon_vma;
 		}
-		spin_lock(&anon_vma->lock);
 
+		spin_lock(&anon_vma->lock);
 		/* page_table_lock to protect against threads */
 		spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
 		if (likely(!vma->anon_vma)) {
@@ -144,14 +144,15 @@
 			list_add(&avc->same_vma, &vma->anon_vma_chain);
 			list_add(&avc->same_anon_vma, &anon_vma->head);
 			allocated = NULL;
+			avc = NULL;
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
-
 		spin_unlock(&anon_vma->lock);
-		if (unlikely(allocated)) {
+
+		if (unlikely(allocated))
 			anon_vma_free(allocated);
+		if (unlikely(avc))
 			anon_vma_chain_free(avc);
-		}
 	}
 	return 0;