diff --git a/fs/ubifs/lpt.c b/fs/ubifs/lpt.c
index 2054e81..b4280c4 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/lpt.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/lpt.c
@@ -1740,16 +1740,20 @@
 	if (rd) {
 		err = lpt_init_rd(c);
 		if (err)
-			return err;
+			goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	if (wr) {
 		err = lpt_init_wr(c);
 		if (err)
-			return err;
+			goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+out_err:
+	ubifs_lpt_free(c, 0);
+	return err;
 }
 
 /**