diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
index 0648c6996d4..bf8108d65b7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ static int process_pool_aeb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 		av = tmp_av;
 	else {
 		ubi_err("orphaned volume in fastmap pool!");
+		kmem_cache_free(ai->aeb_slab_cache, new_aeb);
 		return UBI_BAD_FASTMAP;
 	}