diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
index 2e8461ce74de..d9b188857f70 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
@@ -649,8 +649,10 @@ struct metapage *__get_metapage(struct inode *inode, unsigned long lblock,
 	} else {
 		INCREMENT(mpStat.pagealloc);
 		mp = alloc_metapage(GFP_NOFS);
-		if (!mp)
+		if (!mp){
+			free_metapage(mp);
 			goto unlock;
+		}
 		mp->page = page;
 		mp->sb = inode->i_sb;
 		mp->flag = 0;