diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs_adapter.c b/fs/nfs/nfs_adapter.c
index ae61c8cf2144a201a4bad29d9389d47e87e7c99f..eacf823558acc2d3b249d9545c11763eb7e6ab18 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs_adapter.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs_adapter.c
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ int nfs_bind(struct Vnode *blkdriver, const void *data,
   error = pthread_mutex_init(&nmp->nm_mux, &attr);
   if (error)
     {
+      free(nmp);
       return -error;
     }