diff --git a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
index 3ad18246fcb3..7227d03dbbea 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-bitmap.c
@@ -1954,6 +1954,7 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(md_bitmap_load);
 
+/* caller need to free returned bitmap with md_bitmap_free() */
 struct bitmap *get_bitmap_from_slot(struct mddev *mddev, int slot)
 {
 	int rv = 0;
@@ -2017,6 +2018,7 @@ int md_bitmap_copy_from_slot(struct mddev *mddev, int slot,
 	md_bitmap_unplug(mddev->bitmap);
 	*low = lo;
 	*high = hi;
+	md_bitmap_free(bitmap);
 
 	return rv;
 }
@@ -2620,4 +2622,3 @@ struct attribute_group md_bitmap_group = {
 	.name = "bitmap",
 	.attrs = md_bitmap_attrs,
 };
-
diff --git a/drivers/md/md-cluster.c b/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
index d50737ec4039..afbbc552c327 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
@@ -1166,6 +1166,7 @@ static int resize_bitmaps(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t newsize, sector_t oldsiz
 			 * can't resize bitmap
 			 */
 			goto out;
+		md_bitmap_free(bitmap);
 	}
 
 	return 0;