diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 6a84388cacff..54b1f0e1ef58 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ static int fuse_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	if (is_bdev) {
 		fc->destroy_req = fuse_request_alloc();
 		if (!fc->destroy_req)
-			goto err_put_root;
+			goto err_free_init_req;
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&fuse_mutex);
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ static int fuse_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
  err_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&fuse_mutex);
+ err_free_init_req:
 	fuse_request_free(init_req);
  err_put_root:
 	dput(root_dentry);