diff --git a/net/rds/connection.c b/net/rds/connection.c
index c85bd6340eaa..92ff40e7a66c 100644
--- a/net/rds/connection.c
+++ b/net/rds/connection.c
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ static struct rds_connection *__rds_conn_create(struct net *net,
 				 * should end up here, but if it
 				 * does, reset/destroy the connection.
 				 */
+				kfree(conn->c_path);
 				kmem_cache_free(rds_conn_slab, conn);
 				conn = ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
 				goto out;