diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index 46710d94c649..07bc28466fb2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ xlog_find_tail(
 	}
 	if (!found) {
 		xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: couldn't find sync record", __func__);
+		xlog_put_bp(bp);
 		ASSERT(0);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 	}