diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 17fe623400a5..1029380f84db 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -20800,7 +20800,6 @@ static struct bpf_prog *bpf_patch_insn_data(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 of
 			verbose(env,
 				"insn %d cannot be patched due to 16-bit range\n",
 				env->insn_aux_data[off].orig_idx);
-		vfree(new_data);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	adjust_insn_aux_data(env, new_prog, off, len);