diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index 9a0e8ef4a409..0a4be28c2ea3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ out_bad:
 	while (!list_empty(res)) {
 		data = list_entry(res->next, struct nfs_read_data, list);
 		list_del(&data->list);
-		nfs_readdata_free(data);
+		nfs_readdata_release(data);
 	}
 	nfs_readpage_release(req);
 	return -ENOMEM;