diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
index 4daa3dc6caf8..e65aec9b7a28 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
@@ -4634,6 +4634,7 @@ static int create_journal(struct dm_integrity_c *ic, char **error)
 	if (!ic->journal_tree) {
 		*error = "Could not allocate memory for journal tree";
 		r = -ENOMEM;
+		goto bad;
 	}
 bad:
 	kfree(crypt_data);