diff --git a/super.c b/super.c
index 401fb3fc1b01..3993b7e34bb6 100644
--- a/super.c
+++ b/super.c
@@ -348,9 +348,8 @@ static int exfat_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 		break;
 	case Opt_charset:
 		exfat_free_iocharset(sbi);
-		opts->iocharset = kstrdup(param->string, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!opts->iocharset)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		opts->iocharset = param->string;
+		param->string = NULL;
 		break;
 	case Opt_errors:
 		opts->errors = result.uint_32;
@@ -973,7 +972,12 @@ static int exfat_get_tree(struct fs_context *fc)
 
 static void exfat_free(struct fs_context *fc)
 {
-	kfree(fc->s_fs_info);
+	struct exfat_sb_info *sbi = fc->s_fs_info;
+
+	if (sbi) {
+		exfat_free_iocharset(sbi);
+		kfree(sbi);
+	}
 }
 
 static int exfat_reconfigure(struct fs_context *fc)