diff --git a/security/apparmor/domain.c b/security/apparmor/domain.c
index fc3036b34e51..a4d90aa1045a 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/domain.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/domain.c
@@ -621,8 +621,8 @@ int aa_change_hat(const char *hats[], int count, u64 token, bool permtest)
 	/* released below */
 	cred = get_current_cred();
 	cxt = cred_cxt(cred);
-	profile = aa_cred_profile(cred);
-	previous_profile = cxt->previous;
+	profile = aa_get_newest_profile(aa_cred_profile(cred));
+	previous_profile = aa_get_newest_profile(cxt->previous);
 
 	if (unconfined(profile)) {
 		info = "unconfined";
@@ -718,6 +718,8 @@ audit:
 out:
 	aa_put_profile(hat);
 	kfree(name);
+	aa_put_profile(profile);
+	aa_put_profile(previous_profile);
 	put_cred(cred);
 
 	return error;