diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 484ccf83cf85..a04c4d6d120c 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -258,13 +258,18 @@ static void merge_queues(struct sem_array *sma)
 	}
 }
 
+static void __sem_free(struct sem_array *sma)
+{
+	kvfree(sma);
+}
+
 static void sem_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head)
 {
 	struct kern_ipc_perm *p = container_of(head, struct kern_ipc_perm, rcu);
 	struct sem_array *sma = container_of(p, struct sem_array, sem_perm);
 
 	security_sem_free(sma);
-	ipc_rcu_free(head);
+	__sem_free(sma);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -482,7 +487,7 @@ static int newary(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_params *params)
 	sma->sem_perm.security = NULL;
 	retval = security_sem_alloc(sma);
 	if (retval) {
-		ipc_rcu_putref(&sma->sem_perm, ipc_rcu_free);
+		__sem_free(sma);
 		return retval;
 	}