diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
index 7d52806c2119..4725a07f003c 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ decrypt_pki_encrypted_session_key(struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *auth_tok,
 	struct ecryptfs_msg_ctx *msg_ctx;
 	struct ecryptfs_message *msg = NULL;
 	char *auth_tok_sig;
-	char *payload;
+	char *payload = NULL;
 	size_t payload_len = 0;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -1203,6 +1203,7 @@ decrypt_pki_encrypted_session_key(struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *auth_tok,
 	}
 out:
 	kfree(msg);
+	kfree(payload);
 	return rc;
 }