diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
index d8afbc1a76bb..a3938a03e93b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void ocfs2_queue_replay_slots(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	replay_map->rm_state = REPLAY_DONE;
 }
 
-void ocfs2_free_replay_slots(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
+static void ocfs2_free_replay_slots(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 {
 	struct ocfs2_replay_map *replay_map = osb->replay_map;
 
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ void ocfs2_recovery_exit(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 	/* XXX: Should we bug if there are dirty entries? */
 
 	kfree(rm);
+	ocfs2_free_replay_slots(osb);
 }
 
 static int __ocfs2_recovery_map_test(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
index f8b3b2a3d630..19fc920d26b1 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ void ocfs2_recovery_exit(struct ocfs2_super *osb);
 void ocfs2_recovery_disable_quota(struct ocfs2_super *osb);
 
 int ocfs2_compute_replay_slots(struct ocfs2_super *osb);
-void ocfs2_free_replay_slots(struct ocfs2_super *osb);
 /*
  *  Journal Control:
  *  Initialize, Load, Shutdown, Wipe a journal.
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index f785c39d1fb8..6a8092b65bb5 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -1162,7 +1162,6 @@ static int ocfs2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 out_dismount:
 	atomic_set(&osb->vol_state, VOLUME_DISABLED);
 	wake_up(&osb->osb_mount_event);
-	ocfs2_free_replay_slots(osb);
 	ocfs2_dismount_volume(sb, 1);
 	goto out;
 
@@ -1776,14 +1775,12 @@ static int ocfs2_mount_volume(struct super_block *sb)
 	status = ocfs2_truncate_log_init(osb);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto out_check_volume;
+		goto out_system_inodes;
 	}
 
 	ocfs2_super_unlock(osb, 1);
 	return 0;
 
-out_check_volume:
-	ocfs2_free_replay_slots(osb);
 out_system_inodes:
 	if (osb->local_alloc_state == OCFS2_LA_ENABLED)
 		ocfs2_shutdown_local_alloc(osb);