diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
index cd2a5864e103..dbc685ca017f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ int btrfs_ref_tree_mod(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 bytenr, u64 num_bytes,
 		 */
 		be = add_block_entry(root->fs_info, bytenr, num_bytes, ref_root);
 		if (IS_ERR(be)) {
+			kfree(ref);
 			kfree(ra);
 			ret = PTR_ERR(be);
 			goto out;
@@ -760,6 +761,8 @@ int btrfs_ref_tree_mod(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 bytenr, u64 num_bytes,
 			"re-allocated a block that still has references to it!");
 			dump_block_entry(fs_info, be);
 			dump_ref_action(fs_info, ra);
+			kfree(ref);
+			kfree(ra);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 
@@ -822,6 +825,7 @@ int btrfs_ref_tree_mod(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 bytenr, u64 num_bytes,
 "dropping a ref for a existing root that doesn't have a ref on the block");
 				dump_block_entry(fs_info, be);
 				dump_ref_action(fs_info, ra);
+				kfree(ref);
 				kfree(ra);
 				goto out_unlock;
 			}
@@ -837,6 +841,7 @@ int btrfs_ref_tree_mod(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 bytenr, u64 num_bytes,
 "attempting to add another ref for an existing ref on a tree block");
 			dump_block_entry(fs_info, be);
 			dump_ref_action(fs_info, ra);
+			kfree(ref);
 			kfree(ra);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}