diff --git a/fs/ubifs/journal.c b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
index 3bf8b1fda9d74..e5ec1afe1c668 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
@@ -905,6 +905,7 @@ int ubifs_jnl_write_inode(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *inode)
 				ubifs_err(c, "dead directory entry '%s', error %d",
 					  xent->name, err);
 				ubifs_ro_mode(c, err);
+				kfree(xent);
 				goto out_release;
 			}
 			ubifs_assert(c, ubifs_inode(xino)->xattr);