diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_gpfs.c b/source3/modules/vfs_gpfs.c
index edf02737117..e425d2f1c31 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_gpfs.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_gpfs.c
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ static int gpfs_get_nfs4_acl(const char *fname, SMB4ACL_T **ppacl)
 	if (gacl->acl_type != GPFS_ACL_TYPE_NFS4) {
 		DEBUG(10, ("Got non-nfsv4 acl\n"));
 		/* Retry with POSIX ACLs check */
+		talloc_free(gacl);
 		return 1;
 	}