diff --git a/security/apparmor/secid.c b/security/apparmor/secid.c
index b08969ec34b7..28caf66b9033 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/secid.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/secid.c
@@ -108,14 +108,11 @@ int apparmor_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen, u32 *secid)
 
 void apparmor_release_secctx(struct lsm_context *cp)
 {
-	/*
-	 * stacking scaffolding:
-	 * When it is possible for more than one LSM to provide a
-	 * release hook, do this check:
-	 * if (cp->id == LSM_ID_APPARMOR || cp->id == LSM_ID_UNDEF)
-	 */
-
-	kfree(cp->context);
+	if (cp->id == LSM_ID_APPARMOR) {
+		kfree(cp->context);
+		cp->context = NULL;
+		cp->id = LSM_ID_UNDEF;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 4f8d37ae769a..a2e72f1212a3 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -6672,14 +6672,11 @@ static int selinux_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen, u32 *secid)
 
 static void selinux_release_secctx(struct lsm_context *cp)
 {
-	/*
-	 * stacking scaffolding:
-	 * When it is possible for more than one LSM to provide a
-	 * release hook, do this check:
-	 * if (cp->id == LSM_ID_SELINUX || cp->id == LSM_ID_UNDEF)
-	 */
-
-	kfree(cp->context);
+	if (cp->id == LSM_ID_SELINUX) {
+		kfree(cp->context);
+		cp->context = NULL;
+		cp->id = LSM_ID_UNDEF;
+	}
 }
 
 static void selinux_inode_invalidate_secctx(struct inode *inode)