--- a/fs/affs/namei.c +++ b/fs/affs/namei.c @@ -460,8 +460,10 @@ affs_xrename(struct inode *old_dir, stru return -EIO; bh_new = affs_bread(sb, d_inode(new_dentry)->i_ino); - if (!bh_new) + if (!bh_new) { + affs_brelse(bh_old); return -EIO; + } /* Remove old header from its parent directory. */ affs_lock_dir(old_dir);