diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
index af92525dbb16..7f03dbe5b609 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ static struct block_entry *add_block_entry(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			exist_re = insert_root_entry(&exist->roots, re);
 			if (exist_re)
 				kfree(re);
+		} else {
+			kfree(re);
 		}
 		kfree(be);
 		return exist;