diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/cache.c b/fs/cachefiles/cache.c
index 7077f72e6f4747c2a1f1bd6c898221d4bdaab380..f449f7340aad0811ae2cea3134731e1a2111f5ff 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/cache.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/cache.c
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ int cachefiles_add_cache(struct cachefiles_cache *cache)
 	dput(root);
 error_open_root:
 	cachefiles_end_secure(cache, saved_cred);
+	put_cred(cache->cache_cred);
+	cache->cache_cred = NULL;
 error_getsec:
 	fscache_relinquish_cache(cache_cookie);
 	cache->cache = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
index aa4efcabb5e37b155407e724d22572c34fde1d3f..5f4df9588620ffc55eb94cc03d3e58faa3ca7fe3 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ static void cachefiles_daemon_unbind(struct cachefiles_cache *cache)
 	cachefiles_put_directory(cache->graveyard);
 	cachefiles_put_directory(cache->store);
 	mntput(cache->mnt);
+	put_cred(cache->cache_cred);
 
 	kfree(cache->rootdirname);
 	kfree(cache->secctx);