diff --git a/kernel/smpboot.c b/kernel/smpboot.c
index 7c434c3..71aa90b 100644
--- a/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@
 		ret = __smpboot_create_thread(plug_thread, cpu);
 		if (ret) {
 			smpboot_destroy_threads(plug_thread);
+			free_cpumask_var(plug_thread->cpumask);
 			goto out;
 		}
 		smpboot_unpark_thread(plug_thread, cpu);