diff --git a/fs/dlm/config.c b/fs/dlm/config.c
index 3b21082e1b55..3b1012a3c439 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/config.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/config.c
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ struct dlm_space {
 	struct list_head members;
 	struct mutex members_lock;
 	int members_count;
+	struct dlm_nodes *nds;
 };
 
 struct dlm_comms {
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ static struct config_group *make_space(struct config_group *g, const char *name)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sp->members);
 	mutex_init(&sp->members_lock);
 	sp->members_count = 0;
+	sp->nds = nds;
 	return &sp->group;
 
  fail:
@@ -445,6 +447,7 @@ static void drop_space(struct config_group *g, struct config_item *i)
 static void release_space(struct config_item *i)
 {
 	struct dlm_space *sp = config_item_to_space(i);
+	kfree(sp->nds);
 	kfree(sp);
 }