diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 63c79136c268f6504acf2226c545a334a93f7d7b..6ad420957c54bf00291fb75065d5306ac0fcc77a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -7819,6 +7819,16 @@ static int nf_tables_commit_audit_alloc(struct list_head *adl,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void nf_tables_commit_audit_free(struct list_head *adl)
+{
+	struct nft_audit_data *adp, *adn;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(adp, adn, adl, list) {
+		list_del(&adp->list);
+		kfree(adp);
+	}
+}
+
 static void nf_tables_commit_audit_collect(struct list_head *adl,
 					   struct nft_table *table, u32 op)
 {
@@ -7882,6 +7892,7 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		ret = nf_tables_commit_audit_alloc(&adl, trans->ctx.table);
 		if (ret) {
 			nf_tables_commit_chain_prepare_cancel(net);
+			nf_tables_commit_audit_free(&adl);
 			return ret;
 		}
 		if (trans->msg_type == NFT_MSG_NEWRULE ||
@@ -7891,6 +7902,7 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			ret = nf_tables_commit_chain_prepare(net, chain);
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				nf_tables_commit_chain_prepare_cancel(net);
+				nf_tables_commit_audit_free(&adl);
 				return ret;
 			}
 		}