diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
index d668e60b85b5..c05ca39aa449 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ int __init ecryptfs_init_messaging(void)
 					* ecryptfs_message_buf_len),
 				       GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ecryptfs_msg_ctx_arr) {
+		kfree(ecryptfs_daemon_hash);
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}