diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index efad7988..6f99c0a 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -446,15 +446,14 @@
  */
 static int lease_init(struct file *filp, int type, struct file_lock *fl)
  {
+	if (assign_type(fl, type) != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	fl->fl_owner = current->files;
 	fl->fl_pid = current->tgid;
 
 	fl->fl_file = filp;
 	fl->fl_flags = FL_LEASE;
-	if (assign_type(fl, type) != 0) {
-		locks_free_lock(fl);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	fl->fl_start = 0;
 	fl->fl_end = OFFSET_MAX;
 	fl->fl_ops = NULL;
@@ -466,16 +465,19 @@
 static int lease_alloc(struct file *filp, int type, struct file_lock **flp)
 {
 	struct file_lock *fl = locks_alloc_lock();
-	int error;
+	int error = -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (fl == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
 
 	error = lease_init(filp, type, fl);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
+	if (error) {
+		locks_free_lock(fl);
+		fl = NULL;
+	}
+out:
 	*flp = fl;
-	return 0;
+	return error;
 }
 
 /* Check if two locks overlap each other.
@@ -1372,6 +1374,7 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	if (my_before != NULL) {
+		*flp = *my_before;
 		error = lease->fl_lmops->fl_change(my_before, arg);
 		goto out;
 	}