diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
index 0179a73a3fa2..12a7590601dd 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ static struct config_item *o2hb_heartbeat_group_make_item(struct config_group *g
 			o2hb_nego_timeout_handler,
 			reg, NULL, &reg->hr_handler_list);
 	if (ret)
-		goto free;
+		goto remove_item;
 
 	ret = o2net_register_handler(O2HB_NEGO_APPROVE_MSG, reg->hr_key,
 			sizeof(struct o2hb_nego_msg),
@@ -2057,6 +2057,12 @@ static struct config_item *o2hb_heartbeat_group_make_item(struct config_group *g
 
 unregister_handler:
 	o2net_unregister_handler_list(&reg->hr_handler_list);
+remove_item:
+	spin_lock(&o2hb_live_lock);
+	list_del(&reg->hr_all_item);
+	if (o2hb_global_heartbeat_active())
+		clear_bit(reg->hr_region_num, o2hb_region_bitmap);
+	spin_unlock(&o2hb_live_lock);
 free:
 	kfree(reg);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);