diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
index 0d83edcfc402..2d4d05d92fda 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_iint.c
@@ -63,12 +63,11 @@ int ima_inode_alloc(struct inode *inode)
 	spin_lock(&ima_iint_lock);
 	rc = radix_tree_insert(&ima_iint_store, (unsigned long)inode, iint);
 	spin_unlock(&ima_iint_lock);
+	radix_tree_preload_end();
 out:
 	if (rc < 0)
 		kmem_cache_free(iint_cache, iint);
 
-	radix_tree_preload_end();
-
 	return rc;
 }