diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 599dbfe504c3..d8b73d4abe3e 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -2021,6 +2021,7 @@ static int ext3_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	brelse(bh);
 out_fail:
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
+	kfree(sbi->s_blockgroup_lock);
 	kfree(sbi);
 	lock_kernel();
 	return ret;