diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/services.c b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
index d2e80e6..85e4298 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/services.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
@@ -833,6 +833,8 @@ static int security_compute_sid(u32 ssid,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	context_init(&newcontext);
+
 	POLICY_RDLOCK;
 
 	scontext = sidtab_search(&sidtab, ssid);
@@ -850,8 +852,6 @@ static int security_compute_sid(u32 ssid,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	context_init(&newcontext);
-
 	/* Set the user identity. */
 	switch (specified) {
 	case AVTAB_TRANSITION: