diff --git a/security/apparmor/policy.c b/security/apparmor/policy.c
index 566821852592..4476515d97b1 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/policy.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/policy.c
@@ -1166,6 +1166,7 @@ ssize_t aa_replace_profiles(struct aa_ns *policy_ns, struct aa_label *label,
 				goto fail;
 			}
 			ns_name = ent->ns_name;
+			ent->ns_name = NULL;
 		} else
 			count++;
 	}