diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-verity-fec.c b/drivers/md/dm-verity-fec.c
index c3cc04d..78f3601 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-verity-fec.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-verity-fec.c
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@
 		block = fec_buffer_rs_block(v, fio, n, i);
 		res = fec_decode_rs8(v, fio, block, &par[offset], neras);
 		if (res < 0) {
-			dm_bufio_release(buf);
-
 			r = res;
 			goto error;
 		}
@@ -172,6 +170,8 @@
 done:
 	r = corrected;
 error:
+	dm_bufio_release(buf);
+
 	if (r < 0 && neras)
 		DMERR_LIMIT("%s: FEC %llu: failed to correct: %d",
 			    v->data_dev->name, (unsigned long long)rsb, r);
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 					  &is_zero) == 0) {
 			/* skip known zero blocks entirely */
 			if (is_zero)
-				continue;
+				goto done;
 
 			/*
 			 * skip if we have already found the theoretical