diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index 25b303276b82..6d5a1f8f72ab 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ static int jfs_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dip,
 	tid = txBegin(dip->i_sb, 0);
 	if (tid == 0) {
 		jfs_err("jfs_create: unable to create tblk due to read only filesystem");
+		free_ea_wmap(ip);
+		clear_nlink(ip);
+		discard_new_inode(ip);
 		return -EROFS;
 	}