diff --git a/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c b/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
index dbf7d96257ad..5e578ef0ddff 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/policy_unpack.c
@@ -1025,8 +1025,10 @@ static struct aa_profile *unpack_profile(struct aa_ext *e, char **ns_name)
 		}
 	} else if (rules->policy->dfa &&
 		   rules->policy->start[AA_CLASS_FILE]) {
+		aa_put_pdb(rules->file);
 		rules->file = aa_get_pdb(rules->policy);
 	} else {
+		aa_put_pdb(rules->file);
 		rules->file = aa_get_pdb(nullpdb);
 	}
 	error = -EPROTO;