diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 95992c93bbe347e3709307150390fb1293237097..1a6c9ac256155dab479d3ca890e984067fd1cebf 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -2119,12 +2119,17 @@ cifs_writev_complete(struct work_struct *work)
 struct cifs_writedata *
 cifs_writedata_alloc(unsigned int nr_pages, work_func_t complete)
 {
+	struct cifs_writedata *wdata = NULL;
+
 	struct page **pages =
 		kcalloc(nr_pages, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_NOFS);
-	if (pages)
-		return cifs_writedata_direct_alloc(pages, complete);
+	if (pages) {
+		wdata = cifs_writedata_direct_alloc(pages, complete);
+		if (!wdata)
+			kvfree(pages);
+	}
 
-	return NULL;
+	return wdata;
 }
 
 struct cifs_writedata *