diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
index 81c445e9489b..b0ccec92e015 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
@@ -224,13 +224,18 @@ int
 xfs_errortag_init(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	mp->m_errortag = kmem_zalloc(sizeof(unsigned int) * XFS_ERRTAG_MAX,
 			KM_MAYFAIL);
 	if (!mp->m_errortag)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	return xfs_sysfs_init(&mp->m_errortag_kobj, &xfs_errortag_ktype,
-			       &mp->m_kobj, "errortag");
+	ret = xfs_sysfs_init(&mp->m_errortag_kobj, &xfs_errortag_ktype,
+				&mp->m_kobj, "errortag");
+	if (ret)
+		kmem_free(mp->m_errortag);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void