diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 629928b19e48..08cff80f8c29 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ repeat:
 		tmp = jbd2_alloc(bh_in->b_size, GFP_NOFS);
 		if (!tmp) {
 			brelse(new_bh);
+			free_buffer_head(new_bh);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		jbd_lock_bh_state(bh_in);