diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
index 5a5c739b53f5caccf1936efa7bbe93178f11494e..61f70b29604c0a7fcf8e4ff1236286b19959cf7f 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ out:
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	if (file->private_data)
+		kfree(file->private_data);
 	if (file)
 		free(file);
 	if (dentry)
@@ -367,10 +369,6 @@ out:
 	if (dir)
 		free(dir);
 
-	if (file->private_data)
-		kfree(file->private_data);
-	file->private_data = NULL;
-	file->f_pos = 2;
 	return 0;
 }