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diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index f1b8d2587639..55bc49027ba9 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,13 @@ int security_cred_alloc_blank(struct cred *cred, gfp_t gfp)
void security_cred_free(struct cred *cred)
{
+ /*
+ * There is a failure case in prepare_creds() that
+ * may result in a call here with ->security being NULL.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(cred->security == NULL))
+ return;
+
call_void_hook(cred_free, cred);
}