diff --git a/security/apparmor/domain.c b/security/apparmor/domain.c
index bdf9e4cefe25..b9d5b3459705 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/domain.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/domain.c
@@ -1338,6 +1338,7 @@ int aa_change_profile(const char *fqname, int flags)
 		ctx->nnp = aa_get_label(label);
 
 	if (!fqname || !*fqname) {
+		aa_put_label(label);
 		AA_DEBUG("no profile name");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1356,8 +1357,6 @@ int aa_change_profile(const char *fqname, int flags)
 			op = OP_CHANGE_PROFILE;
 	}
 
-	label = aa_get_current_label();
-
 	if (*fqname == '&') {
 		stack = true;
 		/* don't have label_parse() do stacking */