diff --git a/kernel/user.c b/kernel/user.c
index 65be394167ed7..8e1c8c0a496c1 100644
--- a/kernel/user.c
+++ b/kernel/user.c
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ struct user_struct *alloc_uid(struct user_namespace *ns, uid_t uid)
 
 	return up;
 
-	put_user_ns(new->user_ns);
-	kmem_cache_free(uid_cachep, new);
 out_unlock:
 	return NULL;
 }