diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 07b9a335c8eb..5c9bc0d85cc0 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -2617,6 +2617,8 @@ static int ext4_xattr_move_to_block(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	kfree(buffer);
 	if (is)
 		brelse(is->iloc.bh);
+	if (bs)
+		brelse(bs->bh);
 	kfree(is);
 	kfree(bs);