diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 7ae24530a4ae..9e0aed0c7b93 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -2583,8 +2583,10 @@ static int ext4_dx_add_entry(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_filename *fname,
 		BUFFER_TRACE(frame->bh, "get_write_access");
 		err = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, sb, frame->bh,
 						    EXT4_JTR_NONE);
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
+			brelse(bh2);
 			goto journal_error;
+		}
 		if (!add_level) {
 			unsigned icount1 = icount/2, icount2 = icount - icount1;
 			unsigned hash2 = dx_get_hash(entries + icount1);
@@ -2595,8 +2597,10 @@ static int ext4_dx_add_entry(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_filename *fname,
 			err = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, sb,
 							    (frame - 1)->bh,
 							    EXT4_JTR_NONE);
-			if (err)
+			if (err) {
+				brelse(bh2);
 				goto journal_error;
+			}
 
 			memcpy((char *) entries2, (char *) (entries + icount1),
 			       icount2 * sizeof(struct dx_entry));
@@ -2615,8 +2619,10 @@ static int ext4_dx_add_entry(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_filename *fname,
 			dxtrace(dx_show_index("node",
 			       ((struct dx_node *) bh2->b_data)->entries));
 			err = ext4_handle_dirty_dx_node(handle, dir, bh2);
-			if (err)
+			if (err) {
+				brelse(bh2);
 				goto journal_error;
+			}
 			brelse (bh2);
 			err = ext4_handle_dirty_dx_node(handle, dir,
 						   (frame - 1)->bh);
@@ -2641,8 +2647,10 @@ static int ext4_dx_add_entry(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_filename *fname,
 				       "Creating %d level index...\n",
 				       dxroot->info.indirect_levels));
 			err = ext4_handle_dirty_dx_node(handle, dir, frame->bh);
-			if (err)
+			if (err) {
+				brelse(bh2);
 				goto journal_error;
+			}
 			err = ext4_handle_dirty_dx_node(handle, dir, bh2);
 			brelse(bh2);
 			restart = 1;