diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 9edacc8b9768..fe4c3b49eec1 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ static void binder_transaction_buffer_release(struct binder_proc *proc,
 		binder_dec_node(buffer->target_node, 1, 0);
 
 	off_start_offset = ALIGN(buffer->data_size, sizeof(void *));
-	off_end_offset = is_failure ? failed_at :
+	off_end_offset = is_failure && failed_at ? failed_at :
 				off_start_offset + buffer->offsets_size;
 	for (buffer_offset = off_start_offset; buffer_offset < off_end_offset;
 	     buffer_offset += sizeof(binder_size_t)) {
@@ -1956,9 +1956,8 @@ static void binder_transaction_buffer_release(struct binder_proc *proc,
 			binder_size_t fd_buf_size;
 			binder_size_t num_valid;
 
-			if (proc->tsk != current->group_leader) {
+			if (is_failure) {
 				/*
-				 * Nothing to do if running in sender context
 				 * The fd fixups have not been applied so no
 				 * fds need to be closed.
 				 */
@@ -3185,6 +3184,7 @@ err_invalid_target_handle:
  * binder_free_buf() - free the specified buffer
  * @proc:	binder proc that owns buffer
  * @buffer:	buffer to be freed
+ * @is_failure:	failed to send transaction
  *
  * If buffer for an async transaction, enqueue the next async
  * transaction from the node.
@@ -3194,7 +3194,7 @@ err_invalid_target_handle:
 static void
 binder_free_buf(struct binder_proc *proc,
 		struct binder_thread *thread,
-		struct binder_buffer *buffer)
+		struct binder_buffer *buffer, bool is_failure)
 {
 	binder_inner_proc_lock(proc);
 	if (buffer->transaction) {
@@ -3222,7 +3222,7 @@ binder_free_buf(struct binder_proc *proc,
 		binder_node_inner_unlock(buf_node);
 	}
 	trace_binder_transaction_buffer_release(buffer);
-	binder_transaction_buffer_release(proc, thread, buffer, 0, false);
+	binder_transaction_buffer_release(proc, thread, buffer, 0, is_failure);
 	binder_alloc_free_buf(&proc->alloc, buffer);
 }
 
@@ -3424,7 +3424,7 @@ static int binder_thread_write(struct binder_proc *proc,
 				     proc->pid, thread->pid, (u64)data_ptr,
 				     buffer->debug_id,
 				     buffer->transaction ? "active" : "finished");
-			binder_free_buf(proc, thread, buffer);
+			binder_free_buf(proc, thread, buffer, false);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -4117,7 +4117,7 @@ retry:
 			buffer->transaction = NULL;
 			binder_cleanup_transaction(t, "fd fixups failed",
 						   BR_FAILED_REPLY);
-			binder_free_buf(proc, thread, buffer);
+			binder_free_buf(proc, thread, buffer, true);
 			binder_debug(BINDER_DEBUG_FAILED_TRANSACTION,
 				     "%d:%d %stransaction %d fd fixups failed %d/%d, line %d\n",
 				     proc->pid, thread->pid,