diff --git a/fs/ceph/auth_x.c b/fs/ceph/auth_x.c
index 3fe49042d8ad..6d44053ecff1 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/auth_x.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/auth_x.c
@@ -613,6 +613,9 @@ static void ceph_x_destroy(struct ceph_auth_client *ac)
 		remove_ticket_handler(ac, th);
 	}
 
+	if (xi->auth_authorizer.buf)
+		ceph_buffer_put(xi->auth_authorizer.buf);
+
 	kfree(ac->private);
 	ac->private = NULL;
 }