int generic_setlease(struct file *filp, long arg, struct file_lock **flp)
 {
        struct file_lock *fl, **before, **my_before = NULL, *lease;
+       struct file_lock *new_fl = NULL;
        struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
        struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
        int error, rdlease_count = 0, wrlease_count = 0;
                || (atomic_read(&inode->i_count) > 1)))
                goto out;
 
+       error = -ENOMEM;
+       new_fl = locks_alloc_lock();
+       if (new_fl == NULL)
+               goto out;
+
        /*
         * At this point, we know that if there is an exclusive
         * lease on this file, then we hold it on this filp
        if (!leases_enable)
                goto out;
 
-       error = -ENOMEM;
-       fl = locks_alloc_lock();
-       if (fl == NULL)
-               goto out;
-
-       locks_copy_lock(fl, lease);
+       locks_copy_lock(new_fl, lease);
+       locks_insert_lock(before, new_fl);
 
-       locks_insert_lock(before, fl);
+       *flp = new_fl;
+       return 0;
 
-       *flp = fl;
-       error = 0;
 out:
+       if (new_fl != NULL)
+               locks_free_lock(new_fl);
        return error;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_setlease);