diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index 3a779a0f9e15..d1235a3cd8e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -1326,10 +1326,6 @@
  *	@cp contains the security context.
  *	@l contains the pointer to the generated security data.
  *
- * @release_secctx:
- *	Release the security context.
- *	@secdata contains the security context.
- *
  * Security hooks for Audit
  *
  * @audit_rule_init:
@@ -1662,7 +1658,6 @@ union security_list_options {
 	int (*secid_to_secctx)(struct lsm_export *l, struct lsm_context *cp);
 	int (*secctx_to_secid)(const struct lsm_context *cp,
 				struct lsm_export *l);
-	void (*release_secctx)(struct lsm_context *cp);
 
 	void (*inode_invalidate_secctx)(struct inode *inode);
 	int (*inode_notifysecctx)(struct inode *inode, struct lsm_context *cp);
@@ -1939,7 +1934,6 @@ struct security_hook_heads {
 	struct hlist_head ismaclabel;
 	struct hlist_head secid_to_secctx;
 	struct hlist_head secctx_to_secid;
-	struct hlist_head release_secctx;
 	struct hlist_head inode_invalidate_secctx;
 	struct hlist_head inode_notifysecctx;
 	struct hlist_head inode_setsecctx;
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 9a9de2bafa55..94c714310ab7 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static inline bool lsm_export_equal(struct lsm_export *l, struct lsm_export *m)
 struct lsm_context {
 	char	*context;
 	u32	len;
+	void	(*release)(struct lsm_context *cp); /* frees .context */
 };
 
 static inline void lsm_context_init(struct lsm_context *cp)
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 76c409737370..771b0ae24a5f 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -1225,7 +1225,6 @@ static struct security_hook_list apparmor_hooks[] __lsm_ro_after_init = {
 
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(secid_to_secctx, apparmor_secid_to_secctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(secctx_to_secid, apparmor_secctx_to_secid),
-	LSM_HOOK_INIT(release_secctx, apparmor_release_secctx),
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/security/apparmor/secid.c b/security/apparmor/secid.c
index 9dc17903a936..30fd4ad80948 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/secid.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/secid.c
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ static inline void aa_export_secid(struct lsm_export *l, u32 secid)
 	l->apparmor = secid;
 }
 
+void apparmor_release_secctx(struct lsm_context *cp)
+{
+	kfree(cp->context);
+}
+
 int apparmor_secid_to_secctx(struct lsm_export *l, struct lsm_context *cp)
 {
 	/* TODO: cache secctx and ref count so we don't have to recreate */
@@ -105,6 +110,7 @@ int apparmor_secid_to_secctx(struct lsm_export *l, struct lsm_context *cp)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	cp->len = len;
+	cp->release = apparmor_release_secctx;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -122,11 +128,6 @@ int apparmor_secctx_to_secid(const struct lsm_context *cp, struct lsm_export *l)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void apparmor_release_secctx(struct lsm_context *cp)
-{
-	kfree(cp->context);
-}
-
 /**
  * aa_alloc_secid - allocate a new secid for a profile
  * @label: the label to allocate a secid for
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 6588172b3ec8..c8ce190dcdda 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -1987,7 +1987,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_secctx_to_secid);
 
 void security_release_secctx(struct lsm_context *cp)
 {
-	call_one_void_hook(release_secctx, cp);
+	if (WARN_ON(cp->release == NULL))
+		return;
+	cp->release(cp);
+	lsm_context_init(cp);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_release_secctx);
 
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 7bf73493d10d..0e347a26c3d8 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2812,6 +2812,11 @@ static void selinux_inode_free_security(struct inode *inode)
 	inode_free_security(inode);
 }
 
+static void selinux_release_secctx(struct lsm_context *cp)
+{
+	kfree(cp->context);
+}
+
 static int selinux_dentry_init_security(struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 					const struct qstr *name,
 					struct lsm_context *cp)
@@ -2826,6 +2831,7 @@ static int selinux_dentry_init_security(struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	cp->release = selinux_release_secctx;
 	return security_sid_to_context(&selinux_state, newsid, &cp->context,
 				       &cp->len);
 }
@@ -6306,6 +6312,7 @@ static int selinux_secid_to_secctx(struct lsm_export *l, struct lsm_context *cp)
 	u32 secid;
 
 	selinux_import_secid(l, &secid);
+	cp->release = selinux_release_secctx;
 	if (l->flags & LSM_EXPORT_LENGTH)
 		return security_sid_to_context(&selinux_state, secid,
 					       NULL, &cp->len);
@@ -6325,11 +6332,6 @@ static int selinux_secctx_to_secid(const struct lsm_context *cp,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static void selinux_release_secctx(struct lsm_context *cp)
-{
-	kfree(cp->context);
-}
-
 static void selinux_inode_invalidate_secctx(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct inode_security_struct *isec = selinux_inode(inode);
@@ -6367,6 +6369,7 @@ static int selinux_inode_getsecctx(struct inode *inode, struct lsm_context *cp)
 	if (len < 0)
 		return len;
 	cp->len = len;
+	cp->release = selinux_release_secctx;
 	return 0;
 }
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
@@ -6781,7 +6784,6 @@ static struct security_hook_list selinux_hooks[] __lsm_ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ismaclabel, selinux_ismaclabel),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(secid_to_secctx, selinux_secid_to_secctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(secctx_to_secid, selinux_secctx_to_secid),
-	LSM_HOOK_INIT(release_secctx, selinux_release_secctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_invalidate_secctx, selinux_inode_invalidate_secctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_notifysecctx, selinux_inode_notifysecctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_setsecctx, selinux_inode_setsecctx),
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 1b5b3e421bff..e00346799cdf 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -4425,6 +4425,12 @@ static int smack_ismaclabel(const char *name)
 	return (strcmp(name, XATTR_SMACK_SUFFIX) == 0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * The smack_release_secctx hook does nothing
+ */
+static void smack_release_secctx(struct lsm_context *cp)
+{
+}
 
 /**
  * smack_secid_to_secctx - return the smack label for a secid
@@ -4444,6 +4450,7 @@ static int smack_secid_to_secctx(struct lsm_export *l, struct lsm_context *cp)
 
 	cp->context = (l->flags & LSM_EXPORT_LENGTH) ? NULL : skp->smk_known;
 	cp->len = strlen(skp->smk_known);
+	cp->release = smack_release_secctx;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4467,13 +4474,6 @@ static int smack_secctx_to_secid(const struct lsm_context *cp,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * The smack_release_secctx hook does nothing
- */
-static void smack_release_secctx(struct lsm_context *cp)
-{
-}
-
 static int smack_inode_notifysecctx(struct inode *inode, struct lsm_context *cp)
 {
 	return smack_inode_setsecurity(inode, XATTR_SMACK_SUFFIX, cp->context,
@@ -4491,6 +4491,7 @@ static int smack_inode_getsecctx(struct inode *inode, struct lsm_context *cp)
 
 	cp->context = skp->smk_known;
 	cp->len = strlen(skp->smk_known);
+	cp->release = smack_release_secctx;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4713,7 +4714,6 @@ static struct security_hook_list smack_hooks[] __lsm_ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ismaclabel, smack_ismaclabel),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(secid_to_secctx, smack_secid_to_secctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(secctx_to_secid, smack_secctx_to_secid),
-	LSM_HOOK_INIT(release_secctx, smack_release_secctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_notifysecctx, smack_inode_notifysecctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_setsecctx, smack_inode_setsecctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_getsecctx, smack_inode_getsecctx),
