diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
index 1f62976bee82..6486f0d7e993 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ int btrfs_ref_tree_mod(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			dump_ref_action(fs_info, ra);
 			kfree(ref);
 			kfree(ra);
+			kfree(re);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		} else if (be->num_refs == 0) {
 			btrfs_err(fs_info,
@@ -803,6 +804,7 @@ int btrfs_ref_tree_mod(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			dump_ref_action(fs_info, ra);
 			kfree(ref);
 			kfree(ra);
+			kfree(re);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}