diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index 1c812e8..8c777f0 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 			 int mode, dev_t dev)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
-	int error = -EPERM;
+	int error = -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (dentry->d_inode)
 		return -EEXIST;
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@
 			error = mkdir(parent->d_inode, *dentry, mode);
 		else
 			error = create(parent->d_inode, *dentry, mode);
+		if (error)
+			dput(*dentry);
 	} else
 		error = PTR_ERR(*dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);