diff --git a/ipc/namespace.c b/ipc/namespace.c
index 3c3e5223e7e..8054c8e5faf 100644
--- a/ipc/namespace.c
+++ b/ipc/namespace.c
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ static void free_ipc_ns(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
 	sem_exit_ns(ns);
 	msg_exit_ns(ns);
 	shm_exit_ns(ns);
-	kfree(ns);
 	atomic_dec(&nr_ipc_ns);
 
 	/*
@@ -113,6 +112,7 @@ static void free_ipc_ns(struct ipc_namespace *ns)
 	 */
 	ipcns_notify(IPCNS_REMOVED);
 	put_user_ns(ns->user_ns);
+	kfree(ns);
 }
 
 /*