diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index 82eaadbff408..6717200923fe 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -1228,7 +1228,6 @@ static int nfs_parse_mount_options(char *raw,
 				goto out_nomem;
 			token = match_token(string,
 					    nfs_xprt_protocol_tokens, args);
-			kfree(string);
 
 			switch (token) {
 			case Opt_xprt_udp:
@@ -1258,6 +1257,7 @@ static int nfs_parse_mount_options(char *raw,
 				goto out_nomem;
 			token = match_token(string,
 					    nfs_xprt_protocol_tokens, args);
+			kfree(string);
 
 			switch (token) {
 			case Opt_xprt_udp: