diff --git a/security/smack/smack_access.c b/security/smack/smack_access.c
index 9ecf4f4..ea1bc50 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_access.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_access.c
@@ -435,10 +435,7 @@
 
 	sap->flags |= NETLBL_SECATTR_MLS_CAT;
 	sap->attr.mls.lvl = level;
-	sap->attr.mls.cat = netlbl_secattr_catmap_alloc(GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!sap->attr.mls.cat)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	sap->attr.mls.cat->startbit = 0;
+	sap->attr.mls.cat = NULL;
 
 	for (cat = 1, cp = catset, byte = 0; byte < len; cp++, byte++)
 		for (m = 0x80; m != 0; m >>= 1, cat++) {