diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/module.c b/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
index 8e1fb802c3e2e802f3e0f2780dbd3c7030f3d7c0..4f8c3cba8c0c45180cdabe08ac05aa43e652395f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
@@ -140,19 +140,30 @@ static int apply_r_mips_hi16_rela(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void free_relocation_chain(struct mips_hi16 *l)
+{
+	struct mips_hi16 *next;
+
+	while (l) {
+		next = l->next;
+		kfree(l);
+		l = next;
+	}
+}
+
 static int apply_r_mips_lo16_rel(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
 {
 	unsigned long insnlo = *location;
+	struct mips_hi16 *l;
 	Elf_Addr val, vallo;
-	struct mips_hi16 *l, *next;
 
 	/* Sign extend the addend we extract from the lo insn.  */
 	vallo = ((insnlo & 0xffff) ^ 0x8000) - 0x8000;
 
 	if (me->arch.r_mips_hi16_list != NULL) {
-
 		l = me->arch.r_mips_hi16_list;
 		while (l != NULL) {
+			struct mips_hi16 *next;
 			unsigned long insn;
 
 			/*
@@ -198,11 +209,8 @@ static int apply_r_mips_lo16_rel(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
 	return 0;
 
 out_danger:
-	while (l) {
-		next = l->next;
-		kfree(l);
-		l = next;
-	}
+	free_relocation_chain(l);
+	me->arch.r_mips_hi16_list = NULL;
 
 	pr_err("module %s: dangerous R_MIPS_LO16 REL relocation\n", me->name);
 
@@ -300,6 +308,19 @@ int apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 			return res;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Normally the hi16 list should be deallocated at this point.  A
+	 * malformed binary however could contain a series of R_MIPS_HI16
+	 * relocations not followed by a R_MIPS_LO16 relocation.  In that
+	 * case, free up the list and return an error.
+	 */
+	if (me->arch.r_mips_hi16_list) {
+		free_relocation_chain(me->arch.r_mips_hi16_list);
+		me->arch.r_mips_hi16_list = NULL;
+
+		return -ENOEXEC;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }