diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c
index 38887cc..b5dbc9c 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c
@@ -671,8 +671,10 @@
 		 */
 		cdm_element_count =
 			orangefs_prepare_cdm_array(client_debug_array_string);
-		if (cdm_element_count <= 0)
+		if (cdm_element_count <= 0) {
+			kfree(new);
 			goto out;
+		}
 
 		for (i = 0; i < cdm_element_count; i++) {
 			strlcat(new, "\t", string_size);