diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index 6e3327d6ff1f..71085df97bbd 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ static int add_new_gdb(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	return err;
 
 exit_inode:
+	kfree(n_group_desc);
 	/* ext4_handle_release_buffer(handle, iloc.bh); */
 	brelse(iloc.bh);
 exit_dindj: