diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 04e07e227278..42bac1bfe5c3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -1173,6 +1173,8 @@ ext4_mb_load_buddy(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 	return 0;
 
 err:
+	if (page)
+		page_cache_release(page);
 	if (e4b->bd_bitmap_page)
 		page_cache_release(e4b->bd_bitmap_page);
 	if (e4b->bd_buddy_page)