diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
index a248f46cfe72..4b052d4009d3 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
@@ -788,6 +788,7 @@ 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,
@@ -797,6 +798,7 @@ 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;
 		}