diff --git a/fs/jffs2/fs.c b/fs/jffs2/fs.c
index 8aa7afde4549f74b777d4cce932a5df49b3bb52f..942aaa3deca92cec3140346783cb1a7a5ba8e3c1 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/fs.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/fs.c
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ int jffs2_setattr (struct jffs2_inode *inode, struct IATTR *attr)
 
 	if (ivalid & CHG_ATIME) {
 		if ((c_uid != inode->i_uid) || (attr->attr_chg_uid != inode->i_uid)) {
+			jffs2_complete_reservation(c);
+			jffs2_free_raw_inode(ri);
+			mutex_unlock(&f->sem);
 			return -EPERM;
 		} else {
 			ri->atime = cpu_to_je32(attr->attr_chg_atime);
@@ -105,6 +108,9 @@ int jffs2_setattr (struct jffs2_inode *inode, struct IATTR *attr)
 
 	if (ivalid & CHG_MTIME) {
 		if ((c_uid != inode->i_uid) || (attr->attr_chg_uid != inode->i_uid)) {
+			jffs2_complete_reservation(c);
+			jffs2_free_raw_inode(ri);
+			mutex_unlock(&f->sem);
 			return -EPERM;
 		} else {
 			ri->mtime = cpu_to_je32(attr->attr_chg_mtime);