diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
index 168c3b78ac47..a6dd47eb086d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static struct shash_desc *init_desc(char type, uint8_t hash_algo)
 {
 	long rc;
 	const char *algo;
-	struct crypto_shash **tfm, *tmp_tfm;
+	struct crypto_shash **tfm, *tmp_tfm = NULL;
 	struct shash_desc *desc;
 
 	if (type == EVM_XATTR_HMAC) {
@@ -118,13 +118,16 @@ static struct shash_desc *init_desc(char type, uint8_t hash_algo)
 alloc:
 	desc = kmalloc(sizeof(*desc) + crypto_shash_descsize(*tfm),
 			GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!desc)
+	if (!desc) {
+		crypto_free_shash(tmp_tfm);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
 
 	desc->tfm = *tfm;
 
 	rc = crypto_shash_init(desc);
 	if (rc) {
+		crypto_free_shash(tmp_tfm);
 		kfree(desc);
 		return ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}