diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 3f59efd3aa3e..ea8255a03305 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -2628,8 +2628,10 @@ static int parse_apply_sb_mount_options(struct super_block *sb,
 	ret = ext4_apply_options(fc, sb);
 
 out_free:
-	kfree(s_ctx);
-	kfree(fc);
+	if (fc) {
+		ext4_fc_free(fc);
+		kfree(fc);
+	}
 	kfree(s_mount_opts);
 	return ret;
 }