diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 03c4b9214f56..5ad255ffb289 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ repeat:
 		tmp = jbd2_alloc(bh_in->b_size, GFP_NOFS);
 		if (!tmp) {
 			brelse(new_bh);
+			free_buffer_head(new_bh);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		spin_lock(&jh_in->b_state_lock);