diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
index 4f457d5c4933..26464f9d9b76 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ int __init ecryptfs_init_messaging(void)
 					* ecryptfs_message_buf_len),
 				       GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ecryptfs_msg_ctx_arr) {
+		kfree(ecryptfs_daemon_hash);
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed to allocate memory\n", __func__);
 		goto out;