diff --git a/fs/jbd/journal.c b/fs/jbd/journal.c
index bd3c073..49d5cd6 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/journal.c
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@
 
 	return journal;
 out_err:
+	kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
 	kfree(journal);
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -820,6 +821,7 @@
 
 	return journal;
 out_err:
+	kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
 	kfree(journal);
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index b0ab521..fed85388 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -913,6 +913,7 @@
 
 	return journal;
 out_err:
+	kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
 	jbd2_stats_proc_exit(journal);
 	kfree(journal);
 	return NULL;
@@ -986,6 +987,7 @@
 
 	return journal;
 out_err:
+	kfree(journal->j_wbuf);
 	jbd2_stats_proc_exit(journal);
 	kfree(journal);
 	return NULL;