diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_jail.c b/sys/kern/kern_jail.c
--- a/sys/kern/kern_jail.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_jail.c
@@ -1065,8 +1065,10 @@
 	 *     than duplicate it under a different name.
 	 */
 	error = vfs_buildopts(optuio, &opts);
-	if (error)
+	if (error) {
+		opts = NULL;
 		goto done_free;
+	}
 
 	cuflags = flags & (JAIL_CREATE | JAIL_UPDATE);
 	if (!cuflags) {
@@ -2331,7 +2333,8 @@
 		(void)kern_close(td, jfd_out);
 	if (g_path != NULL)
 		free(g_path, M_TEMP);
-	vfs_freeopts(opts);
+	if (opts != NULL)
+		vfs_freeopts(opts);
 	prison_free(mypr);
 	return (error);
 }