diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index 7a88ac0096da..49db37b1f6e3 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ int btrfs_copy_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	else
 		ret = btrfs_inc_ref(trans, root, cow, 0);
 	if (ret) {
+		btrfs_tree_unlock(cow);
+		free_extent_buffer(cow);
 		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
 		return ret;
 	}