diff --git a/net/tipc/crypto.c b/net/tipc/crypto.c
index 79f91b6ca8c8..ea5bb131ebd0 100644
--- a/net/tipc/crypto.c
+++ b/net/tipc/crypto.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ static void tipc_aead_free(struct rcu_head *rp)
 	}
 	free_percpu(aead->tfm_entry);
 	kfree_sensitive(aead->key);
-	kfree(aead);
+	kfree_sensitive(aead);
 }
 
 static int tipc_aead_users(struct tipc_aead __rcu *aead)