diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
index 0ec9bd0..850c737 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@
 int tcp_set_allowed_congestion_control(char *val)
 {
 	struct tcp_congestion_ops *ca;
-	char *clone, *name;
+	char *saved_clone, *clone, *name;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	clone = kstrdup(val, GFP_USER);
+	saved_clone = clone = kstrdup(val, GFP_USER);
 	if (!clone)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
 	}
 out:
 	spin_unlock(&tcp_cong_list_lock);
+	kfree(saved_clone);
 
 	return ret;
 }